LOS ANGELES – Yoel Romero doesn’t want to feel the heartbreak of another close decision loss in the UFC 248 main event with Israel Adesanya . So he’s come up with a solution. Romero (13-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC), who challenges Adesanya (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) for the middleweight belt in Saturday’s headliner, has only lost in the octagon due to the judges. There’s a debate to be had both his defeats to Robert Whittaker, as well as his setback against Paulo Costa, should’ve gone his way. In what could possibly be his final chance at a belt, Romero, 42, said he his strategy is to avoid the fight going to the scorecards by putting Adesanya to sleep. “Of course
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Yoel Romero says one Israel Adesanya mistake at UFC 248 means: ‘Boom’ – MMA Junkie