PFL vs Bellator Champs | 24 Feb 24 | |||||
Bellator 280 | 06 May 22 | |||||
UFC 248 Adesanya vs Romero | 08 Mar 20 | |||||
UFC 225 Whittaker vs Romero 2 | 09 Jun 18 | |||||
UFC 213 Romero vs Whittaker | 08 Jul 17 | |||||
Yoel Romero Palacio (born April 30, 1977) is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for Bellator MMA. Romero formerly competed in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and was a challenger for the UFC Middleweight Championship.
As a freestyle wrestler, Romero competed at 85 kilograms, where he was the 1999 World Champion (five-time medalist at the World Championships), the 2000 Olympic Silver medalist, a three-time World Cup winner (six-time medalist), the 2003 Pan American Games Gold medalist (bronze medalist in 1999) and a five-time Pan American Champion.