Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos The UFC middleweight division crowned an interim champion on Saturday when Robert Whittaker defeated Yoel Romero in the UFC 213 co-headliner. With champion Michael Bisping on the sidelines, Whittaker (19-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) claimed the interim 185-pound crown with a unanimous-decision victory over Romero (12-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in the pay-per-view bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Prelims aired on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. Related UFC 213 post-event facts: Robert Whittaker is a bonus machine Also on the main card, Alistair Overeem (43-15 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Curtis Blaydes (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Anthony Pettis (20-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC), and Rob Font (14-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) defeated their opponents for important wins in their respective careers.
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