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Romero Knocks Out Rockhold To Establish Himself As Title Contender

Romero Knocks Out Rockhold To Establish Himself As Title Contender

 

 

Yoel Romero had much trouble making weight but he more than made up for it with a tremendous performance in the octagon.

Yoel Romero finished Luke Rockhold in the third round with a violent knockout Saturday night. Two rounds earlier, though, Romero might have actually broken his leg.

“Yes, I think in the first round I took two kicks and I’m pretty sure that it broke my leg,” Romero said through a translator.

“I felt very good,” Romero said. “We trained very hard for this fight, we trained very good for this fight. We had six-, seven-round sparrings. I had no worries whatsoever in terms of cardio. If we would have some small changes, we would have had a better result.”

Update: Hours after the card, Romero’s manager Abe Kawa posted on Twitter that Romero’s leg injury might not have been as severe as he originally thought.