Apparently no one desires a bit of Yoel Romero.
After establishing himself as one in all MMA’s premier knockout kings, ‘Soldier of God’ is able to kickstart a brand new chapter in his fight sports activities profession, signing with Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship.
BKFC co-owner Conor McGregor introduced Romero’s signing, together with three different ex-UFC stars, together with Thiago Santos, Aspen Ladd, and Derek Brunson, throughout a Champions Summit press occasion in Hollywood, Florida.
It was an thrilling bit of reports from the BKFC, although it sounds just like the promotion can have its work reduce out for it with regard to discovering an opponent for the previous UFC and Bellator title challenger.
“We’ve got a few guys who already turned it down, after which we simply had one man that mentioned he would take it,” BKFC founder Dave Feldman informed MMA Junkie. “We don’t know if that struggle goes to occur, however I’m very enthusiastic about it – particularly as a result of he’s going to make his debut Sept. 12 right here on the Arduous Rock. So in Miami, the place he’s from.
“And to see Yoel Romero with the gloves off, I imply, that’s a harmful factor.”
Yoel Romero Able to Add Naked-Knuckle Boxing to His Resume
Feldman didn’t disclose every other particulars concerning the who, however we now know that Romero will toe the road for the very first time in September, assuming the whole lot goes in line with plan.
Romero is 16-7 in his combined martial arts profession with 13 of his wins coming by means of KO/TKO. Following a seven-year run within the UFC, the Cuban bruiser put his expertise to work below the Bellator banner, incomes wins over Alex Polizzi, Melvin Manhoef, and Thiago Santos. Since then, the ‘Soldier of God’ has competed twice for Mike Perry’s Soiled Boxing Championship, touchdown highlight-reel knockouts in opposition to Duane Crespo and Ras Hylton.
His BKFC debut will probably be Romero’s first foray into the world of bare-knuckle boxing.
