Yoel Romero ’s paycheck will be a little lighter, but his headliner at today’s UFC 221 event is a go. On Friday evening (U.S. time), Romero (12-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) missed weight for his bout with Luke Rockhold (16-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC). He initially weighed 188 pounds but got down to only 187.7 with a two-hour allotment. Related Luke Rockhold after Yoel Romero missed weight for UFC 221: 'Typical' Although he officially missed weight for the pay-per-view headliner, which takes place at Perth Arena in Australia, the fight will go on. However, only Rockhold, who made the 185-pound limit for the championship bout, is eligible to win the interim middleweight bout; even with a victory, Romero faces non-title stakes
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Yoel Romero fined for missing weight, but today’s UFC 221 headliner is a go – MMA Junkie