Souza was looking for revenge in Florida as he dropped a split decision to Romero back in December 2015 at UFC 194. Romero has not fought since losing a split decision to Robert Whittaker in June 2018 at UFC 225. The back-and-forth war between the two men won Fight of the Night and Fight of the Year honors.
The fight against Whittaker was scheduled to be for the UFC Middleweight Title, but Romero missed weight prior to the fight. He has missed weight in his last two UFC fights. The 41-year-old is 1-2 in his last three fights and 13-3 in his career.
UFC has not confirmed Romero's illness or the report that he is out of the fight.
Revised fight card.
TBA vs. Ronaldo Souza (26-6, 1NC)
John Lineker (31-8) vs. Cory Sandhagen (9-1)
Glover Teixeira (28-7) vs. Ion Cutelaba (14-2, 1NC)
Andrei Arlovski (27-18, 1NC) vs. Augusto Sakai (12-1-1)
Jessica Penne (12-5) vs. Jodie Esquibel (6-4)
Court McGee (19-7) vs. Dhiego Lima (13-7)
Jim Miller (29-13, 1NC) vs. Jason Gonzalez (11-4)
Carla Esparza (13-6) vs. Livia Renata Souza (13-1)
Greg Hardy (3-1) vs. Dmitrii Smoliakov (8-2)
Alex Oliveira (19-6-1, 2NC) vs. Mike Perry (12-4)
Roosevelt Roberts (7-0) vs. Thomas Gifford (14-7, 2NC)
Takashi Sato (14-2) vs. Ben Saunders (22-11-2)
Gilbert Burns (14-3) vs. Eric Wisely (31-9-1)
Report: Yoel Romero Out Of UFC on ESPN 3 Main Event Against "Jacare" Souza | Fightful MMA
Interesting fact: Romero and Jacare's fight on UFC 184 was cancelled due to Jacare having pneumonia
A highly anticipated middleweight matchup has been knocked from next month’s UFC 184 card due to pneumonia.
The illness has taken Ronaldo Souza (21-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) out of his fight against Yoel Romero (9-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC). UFC officials made the announcement Thursday night, saying the fight is expected to be rescheduled for a later date.
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Pneumonia knocks 'Jacare' Souza from UFC 184 bout vs. Yoel Romero
The fight against Whittaker was scheduled to be for the UFC Middleweight Title, but Romero missed weight prior to the fight. He has missed weight in his last two UFC fights. The 41-year-old is 1-2 in his last three fights and 13-3 in his career.
UFC has not confirmed Romero's illness or the report that he is out of the fight.
Revised fight card.
TBA vs. Ronaldo Souza (26-6, 1NC)
John Lineker (31-8) vs. Cory Sandhagen (9-1)
Glover Teixeira (28-7) vs. Ion Cutelaba (14-2, 1NC)
Andrei Arlovski (27-18, 1NC) vs. Augusto Sakai (12-1-1)
Jessica Penne (12-5) vs. Jodie Esquibel (6-4)
Court McGee (19-7) vs. Dhiego Lima (13-7)
Jim Miller (29-13, 1NC) vs. Jason Gonzalez (11-4)
Carla Esparza (13-6) vs. Livia Renata Souza (13-1)
Greg Hardy (3-1) vs. Dmitrii Smoliakov (8-2)
Alex Oliveira (19-6-1, 2NC) vs. Mike Perry (12-4)
Roosevelt Roberts (7-0) vs. Thomas Gifford (14-7, 2NC)
Takashi Sato (14-2) vs. Ben Saunders (22-11-2)
Gilbert Burns (14-3) vs. Eric Wisely (31-9-1)
Report: Yoel Romero Out Of UFC on ESPN 3 Main Event Against "Jacare" Souza | Fightful MMA
Interesting fact: Romero and Jacare's fight on UFC 184 was cancelled due to Jacare having pneumonia
A highly anticipated middleweight matchup has been knocked from next month’s UFC 184 card due to pneumonia.
The illness has taken Ronaldo Souza (21-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) out of his fight against Yoel Romero (9-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC). UFC officials made the announcement Thursday night, saying the fight is expected to be rescheduled for a later date.
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Pneumonia knocks 'Jacare' Souza from UFC 184 bout vs. Yoel Romero
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