Yoel Romero was featured in a Bellator 285 main event agaist Melvin Manhoef. The age of these two main event competitors adds upto staggering 91 – but Romero still delivered.
🫡 The Soldier of God has spoken.@YoelRomeroMMA vs. @JohnnyEblen? 🤔#Bellator285 pic.twitter.com/3BEVyGCcpI
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 24, 2022
The Irish crowd was fully on board with Romero and was cheering from him.
Romero would go on to lay on punishment from half guard until referee stopped the action and proclaim:
“I am the best 185lb’er in the world!”
Soldier of Dawg? 🫡
That’s certainly one way to celebrate the win, @YoelRomeroMMA… #Bellator285 pic.twitter.com/O5D0q8rAcU
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 23, 2022
Romero stole the show delivering a great performance. Going into the event we knew that Manhoef was done with the sport and this would be his retirement bout. While he’s not a household name right now he holds knock out victories over MMA greats Kazushi Sakuraba and Mark Hunt.
Big takedown in Round 3 for @YoelRomeroMMA.#Bellator285 | 🇺🇸 @SHOSports | 🇬🇧 @BBCThree pic.twitter.com/ObALW31h6p
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 23, 2022
Romero is known for his explosive bursts that have stunned his opponents into incredibly timid performances. For those unaware, he comes from a background of competing in Olympic wrestling and had only made his MMA debut at 36. For the sake of comparison, Jose Aldo is retiring at 36.
𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗛! 🔥
Devastating ground and pound from @YoelRomeroMMA to score a huge win in Dublin! 🇮🇪#Bellator285 | 🇺🇸 @SHOSports | 🇬🇧 @BBCThree pic.twitter.com/ATGkohqPNP
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) September 23, 2022
