Yoel Romero obtained a particular reward from Conor McGregor, however he refuses to make use of it.
After establishing his place as one of many main knockout kings in MMA, “The Soldier of God” is prepared for the following chapter of his fight sports activities profession and has signed with the Naked Knuckle Combating Championship. McGregor introduced the information of Romero’s bare knuckle boxing debut on the Champions Summit Press occasion held in Hollywood, Florida earlier this month.
In a current interview with Schmo, Romero revealed that the previous UFC and Bellator title challenger haven’t really supposed to smoke, however has obtained a particular cigar from the Irish.
“He offers me – he offers me this. No, I will not smoke it,” Romero stated. “However I put it in my home as a result of I do not smoke. I’ve no smoke. I do not drink smoke or alcohol. However that is for me ceaselessly.
“For me, it is a very honorable factor as a result of he and I will not be. Now we have a superb relationship, superb relationship. Now we have 4 occasions, 4 occasions, 4 occasions… And once I go to the land of Eire, he takes me every thing and offers you every thing you want, I provide you with.”
Yoel Romero checks out one other promotion from his record
As a combined fighter, Romero is 16-7 with 13 wins coming by knockouts.
After seven years of stint beneath the UFC banner, they competed for 2 years at Bellator, “The Soldier of God” appeared twice in Mike Perry’s soiled boxing championship, ending with Duane Crespo and Rus Hilton on consecutive outings.
No date or opponent for Romero’s BKFC debut has been introduced.