With top middleweight contender Paulo Costa on the sidelines for the foreseeable future, it’s looking like Israel Adesanya’s first middleweight title defense will be against Yoel ‘Soldier of God’ Romero, as UFC president Dana White revealed earlier this week that the UFC is looking to book the matchup as soon as possible.
“We’re looking at Yoel Romero. (Adesanya) wants that fight. He wants to fight Yoel Romero. Nobody wants to fight Yoel Romero. Nobody’s screaming, ‘I want to fight Yoel Romero.’ He is,” White said in a recent interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto (h/t BJPenn.com).
White went on to state the the UFC has a date in mind for the…
Dana White says UFC looking to book Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero in 2020