Bisping Vs Yoel
Michael Bisping Vs Yoel Romero. As Romero's last fight before the 2-2 was a split decision vs gatekeeper Jacare, and Bisping's was a clear win vs GOAT candidate. “Yoel’s pretty raw, but I think with the takedown opportunities that he can start throwing Bisping around and start changing the pace of the fight.” Romero of course is undefeated in the UFC, and boasts an extremely impressive wrestling background, which includes an Olympic silver medal in freestyle wrestling, among other notable. UFC 204 - Bisping vs. Henderson 2 Oct / 08 / 2016: Decision (Unanimous) Yves Lavigne: 5: 5:00: win: Luke Rockhold: UFC 199 - Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 Jun / 04 / 2016: KO (Punches) John McCarthy: 1. Unless something else transpires, it’s looking me vs. Yoel sometime in the spring” He said. Michael Bisping has been vocal about his suspicions that Yoel Romero is using Performance Enhancing.
There’s probably no love lost between UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping and Yoel Romero.
But that didn’t stop Bisping from being pretty much stupefied to find out Romero was awarded a $27.4 million settlement earlier this week in a lawsuit against the company that made a supplement he took that led to a failed drug test in 2016.
That failed test led to a suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, and ultimately Gold Star Performance Products was held liable for a tainted supplement to the tune of $27.45 million.
The breakdown of the damages was roughly $3 million for lost wages, $3 million for reputable harm and $3 million for emotional damage. The damages triple when a company is “found out to have committed consumer fraud,” according to the New Jersey “Consumer Fraud Act.”
Bisping and Romero were linked together several times through the years, but never fought. Bisping never was shy with his accusations and insinuations that Romero was using performance-enhancing drugs.
So on this week’s edition of his “Believe You Me” podcast, Bisping took one more shot at Romero – mostly, it seemed, in fun – while discussing his settlement. (Discussion starts at the 29:55 mark in the video below.)
“‘This has got to be a prank,’ at first, is what I’m thinking,” Bisping said on the show. “Yoel Romero has been awarded $27.4 million. … There’s no way the ‘Soldier of Steroids’ has got $27.4 million (from a lawsuit). It’s true.”
Romero (13-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was informed by USADA that he tested positive for the banned substance Ibutamoren in February 2016. Facing a potential two-year suspension, Romero immediately claimed innocence and pointed to a tainted supplement.
USADA confirmed the supplement provided contained Ibutamoren, which was not listed as an ingredient, and Romero was suspended six months.
In January 2018, reports surfaced Romero had filed legal action against Gold Star Performance Products.
Bisping, despite his terse history with Romero, was more in a congratulatory mood, though, than in one to take many shots at “The Soldier of God.” And he thinks the money won’t be a factor in whether or not Romero will continue to fight.
“Red panty night for Yoel Romero,” Bisping said. “There must be a God. That’s all I’m gonna say on this. … I’ll say this, me and Yoel we had a little thing over the years. Congratulations. If you’re listening to this, well done. That’s awesome. It really is. … That man is a rich man. I’m happy for the man.
“I guess the interesting question is, will he still fight again? I honestly believe he will. You know what $27 million can do for you? You can do whatever you want. You know what you can’t buy with all that money? The UFC middleweight championship. … That’s his identity. That’s who he truly is.”
Romero currently is scheduled to fight Paulo Costa in a key middleweight bout at UFC 241 on Aug. 17 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
For more on UFC 241, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
It appears as though former rivals Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold are on cordial terms now. RVCA head coach, Jason Parillo, posted a video of the two men embracing each other when ‘The Count’ entered the gym. Rockhold has been training under Jason Parillo recently, who was Bisping’s head coach for a number of years.
Bisping also posted a video of him cheering on Luke Rockhold as he practiced a few drills on the boxing bag. Rockhold responded by asking his dog Lucy to ‘get him’. ‘The Count’ then posted a video with Rockhold’s dog and claimed that the canine liked him more than he liked Luke.
Rockhold and Bisping were involved in arguably the most intense rivalry in middleweight history. The two men faced each other twice in the octagon and have one win apiece. In November 2014, Rockhold submitted Bisping via guillotine choke to secure the win.
Two years later, the two men fought for the middleweight belt as Bisping was the last-minute replacement for Chris Weidman. Despite taking the fight on short notice, ‘The Count’ registered one of the biggest upsets in UFC history when he stopped Rockhold in the very first round at UFC 199.
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Luke Rockhold set to come back later this year
In a recent interview with Submission Radio, Rockhold announced that he would be coming back to fight once again.
Since 2016, Rockhold has fought only thrice in the UFC. he registered a TKO win against David Branch in 2017, followed by two back-to-back vicious KO losses against Yoel Romero and Jan Blachowicz.
Rockhold’s last fight was at light heavyweight where he was defeated by the current champion of the division. In the interview, he stated that he would most likely return to the middleweight division once again, but did not commit to it.
Rockhold also clarified that he would want to fight a top 10 opponent irrespective of which weight classes he returns to.
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