At UFC 221, two of the very elite at middleweight went at it in Luke Rockhold vs. Yoel Romero. And while Romero had missed weight and ruled himself out of contention for the interim middleweight title, there were still heavy championship implications on the line.
In the end, it was Romero who came out victorious, sending Rockhold crashing to the canvas out cold after landing a pair of brutal punches. Unsurprisingly, Romero’s UFC colleagues were both impressed… and slightly scared.
Interm-ish 🤷🏻♂️👑 #UFC221 https://t.co/I97VdEmQfB
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) February 11, 2018
Think Luke’s the better all around fighter but will come down to his chin. 1st round is everything in my opinion. #UFC221
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) February 11, 2018
1-0 Yoel? #UFC221
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) February 11, 2018
That round cost $13
— Alexander Jay🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) February 11, 2018
How does Yoel drive a car with those traps? There’s no way he could head check before a lane change. #ufc221
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) February 11, 2018
That uppercut 😨
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) February 11, 2018
Them temple shots are no joke! Romero with the win, but that fog of not making weight still looms over this. #UFC221
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) February 11, 2018
FML!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) February 11, 2018
😱😱😱 #UFC221
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) February 11, 2018
Hard not to really want these back #UFC221 live pic.twitter.com/s8BzVjFgfh
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) February 11, 2018
FUCK 🙈🙈🙈
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) February 11, 2018
Fuck you @LukeRockhold bad person.
— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) February 11, 2018
Can’t stand this guy, Jesus this and that… god this and that…
— Alexander Jay🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) February 11, 2018
You are tooo religious bro, you’re covering for something
— Alexander Jay🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) February 11, 2018
That was scary! @YoelRomeroMMA 😱 congrats!!!!! @ufc
— Paige VanZant (@PaigeVanzantUFC) February 11, 2018
Well …congrats to Yoel. Can’t wait to get back out there. #UFC221
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) February 11, 2018
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