Regardless of already having an MMA struggle booked in opposition to a fellow UFC legend, the Cuban sensational will compete in a wholly totally different sport later this month.
Former middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero exited the UFC in 2020 and regardless of staring down his 48th birthday, the favored Cuban wrestler stays remarkably energetic within the fight sports activities scene.
In November 2024, Romero scored a brutal first-round knockout on the inaugural ‘Soiled Boxing Championship’ occasion out in Miami – his second struggle on this thrilling new promotion takes place later this month.
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Yoel Romero headlines Soiled Boxing’s first YouTube occasion on March 22
Final night time, Mike Perry’s Soiled Boxing Championship confirmed that their subsequent occasion is scheduled for Saturday, March 22 at The Hangar at Regatta Harbour in Miami, Florida.
Yoel Romero serves as one-half of the principle occasion of the night, with the long-lasting Cuban set to tackle former Bellator prospect Ras ‘Rasquatch The Jamaican Shamrock’ Hylton.
While the primary Soiled Boxing occasion was a ‘non-public showcase’ that frustratingly wasn’t accessible to stream wherever on the planet on the time, the promotion has additionally reportedly discovered a brand new residence.
‘DBX 1’ – because it’s formally titled – headlined by Romero vs Hylton, will really be accessible to stream dwell and free around the globe on YouTube, Twitter (X), Fb, TikTok, Rumble, and Kick.
The announcement of ‘the struggle you may’t miss’ has definitely caught the eye of the broader fight sports activities neighborhood – particularly as Yoel Romero already has an MMA struggle booked for later this 12 months.
Yoel Romero already booked to struggle UFC legend in new promotion
There’s a brand new MMA promotion on the town; the Global Fight League, which is primarily centered on giving varied sporting legends one final probability to throwdown – together with the ‘Soldier of God’.
Again in February, after it was revealed that Romero had signed to the GFL, it was confirmed on X that he’d return to the octagon to face fellow UFC legend Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua.
A date and site for Romero vs Rua have but to be introduced, though that hasn’t stopped MMA followers around the globe from criticizing the GFL matchmaking.
“Seeing this really made me bodily unwell,” acknowledged hardcore MMA pundit Caposa on X in response to the struggle information, with one other fan noting that it “needs to be unlawful” to place two fighters in there with a mixed age of 90.
“Have some disgrace,” shared one person on X, with one other fan writing “You guys needs to be put in jail for this lol… And who’s the matchmaker?!”
Romero and Shogun are removed from the one former UFC stars to have signed to the GFL.
Additionally introduced to the roster are the likes of Frank Mir, Junior Dos Santos, Alexander Gustafsson, Chris Weidman, Luke Rockhold, Holly Holm, Chad Mendes, Dillon Danis, Tyron Woodley, Kevin Lee, and Tony Ferguson.
The primary GFL season is about to launch in April 2025.
