Yoel Romero Reveals Game Plan Ahead of UFC 248

In less than seven days, Yoel Romero will take on Israel Adesanya for the middleweight championship. The fight is set as the main event for UFC 248.

Israel Adesanya is an elite striker with Lazer sharp precision and timing. He was able to climb to the top within two years of his UFC debut. Currently, he holds an undefeated record of 18-0 with 14 by knockouts.

Adesanya will face his toughest challenge in Yoel Romero. Romero is an elite wrestler with brutal power in his hands. He is also one of the most durable athletes inside the octagon.

Ahead of their match, the duo looks fully prepared to face each other. The build-up so far has been an entertaining one. From social media call outs to dance-offs, they have done it all. As fight night closes in, the words exchanged have picked up heat and have become more intense.

Romero has fought for the title twice. The first time he fought was against Robert Whittaker for the interim middleweight title. If he had to win that fight, he would have faced Michael Bisping for the undisputed title. However, he lost that fight by a close decision.

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Yoel Romero plans to keep the judges out of his next fight

The second time he fought for the title was also against Robert Whittaker. Again, Romero lost by a close decision. Many still believe that he won both the fights but the judge’s felt otherwise. Ideally, it would take quite a few victories for Romero to get the next title shot.

However, just one fight after his second fight with Whittaker, Romero got his third and probably final crack at the middleweight championship.

During UFC Media Lunch Day, Yoel Romero revealed how the third title fight with Adesanya will go.
Romero claims that he will not let the judges interfere in the fight this time. He believes that he needs to finish the champion to win the title.

He said, “The centre of the plan is to knock him out.”

When the reporter asked him “When?”, Romero replied by saying, “When he makes one little mistake…Boom!”

One mistake is by Adesanya is all Romero needs. He has some of the best finishes in the UFC. However, Adesanya is too sharp and focused inside the cage. If he can keep Romero at his distance, he can pick apart Romero on the feet before the Cuban even reaches to him.

Do you think Romero will be able to knock out Israel Adesanya?