Would-be UFC middleweight title contender Yoel Romero appeared to blame the Illinois athletic commission for his miss on the scale. After getting booed at the ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC 225, Romero told UFC commentator Joe Rogan he was in the process of cutting weight when the commission stopped him. “I needed two hours, and the commission would only give me one,” said Romero (13-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who this morning officially came in two-tenths of a pound over the 185-pound limit for a fight against champ Robert Whittaker (19-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) on Saturday at United Center in Chicago. “It was the commission’s decision.” At the pay-per-view event’s official weigh-ins, Romero came in at 186 pounds, a full pound heavier than the 185-pound mark required of middleweight title fights.
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Yoel Romero claims commission cut off his weight cut, still wants title fight – MMA Junkie