A latecomer to mixed martial arts after a hugely successful amateur wrestling career, Cuba’s Yoel Romero sought to confirm his status as a legitimate threat to the middleweight crown with another winning performance. Standing in his way however was Lyoto Machida; the veteran karate master and former light heavyweight champion, determined to return to winning ways.
Originally scheduled to act as the finale to the fourth season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, the UFC’s latest card suffered a massive blow when a technical mishap resulted in visa issues for a number of fighters due to compete. Luckily for fight fans however the main event remains intact; an intriguing middleweight clash between former light heavyweight champion Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida, and dangerous late bloomer Yoel Romero.
