When Trash Talk Goes Wrong: Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero

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@@Al_Gabone Fuck Twitter

Doesn't matter, just don't make another stupid one like this

@@one44two45s I liked it

@@Al_Gabone that's cool, but talking trash doesn't "go wrong" when you win the fight... even when you edit the video to make it look like Romero was pushing the pace, when in actuality he only moved like 3 times the entire 25 minutes

It’s funny because Yoel isn’t even a counter striker and Izzy had a taste of his own medicine Izzy can’t do anything beside counter strike without that he’s just a regular person

@@souledsurvivor6504 Yoel isn't a counter striker? lord have mercy on these people

Well. High level fighter usually is counter striker

Both walk out because they waited for each other to take the first shot.

😂😂😂

Facts

Wow this could definitely be a series. Nice one

First time I’ve ever had more than 10 likes, feel like famous.

@@Ali-tz5zg lmao

@@Ali-tz5zg congrats bro, don't forget us when you make it big Sincerely, one of your 10+ likes :)

It was Yoels last shot at ufc gold and he blew it.

They way this fight went was more Yoels fault than Izzy’s, You can’t just turtle up as a strategy the whole time to lure him in. He set the tone from the very beginning with that nonsense. Both are counter punchers so that plays a part in it but it takes two to actually tango not one shelling up standing still. Throw some feints, lure him in with movement, try to beat him up against the fence.

@@Loganbub oh shut up why should romero take the risk when every one who fought izzy came towards and fell for izzys plan if romero came forward and got knocked out you would have said he should have taken his time. Sftu u fucking casual romero won theres no othere way around it the the harder punchers and took him down and pressured him what did izzy do run and kick for 2 rounds.

@RoMeDS44 salty lmfao no am not everyone's just on izzys dick i like izzy but when i know a fight was wrong i call it. Not like fake fans izzy did nothing but run how did he win? Romero landed betyer punches better grappling and takes better pressuring what did izzy win kicking his leg. Even at the end of the fight izzy was in doubt that he lost he was relieved when they called his name. Fake fans casual

@@jackjackk8633 uhh Romero could of been on his back foot if he wanted and try to let Izzy come to him but he decided to just stand there and turtle up. Sorry, at that point he set the tone for the fight. Why would Izzy fall for that obvious trap vs a guy with Romero’s power? He could of fought of his back foot trying to force Izzy in, he could of played with angles to get into a clinch or takedown, he could of done literally anything else besides stand there and shell up thinking that was a good idea to win a fight. Not saying it would of got him the victory but what he did ensured he wouldn’t win as no one is taking the belt off a champion with that performance. Neither deserved to win but in a fight like that it’s going back to the Champ all day.

I'll never understand why Paulo just stood there and ate the kicks. He never even tried checking them or catching it. Just stood there with his short arms, and waited for a chance to engage that Israel never gave him. It's so obvious his only chance of beating Israel was making the fight a brawl. If I was Paulo the first thing ima do is at least attempt a takedown just to throw him off.

@@MrRemixV3 he couldnt close the distance without getting countered. I think he did not know what to do Inside the cage

@Kai bruh are you really comparing Khabibs takedowns with Paulo literally just standing there? It's not a matter of skill, It's a matter of poor preparation (in the case of Paulo). Paulo could've done more than just stand there. That's a fact. He never even tried making it competitive. Which is why I said he shouldve tried a takedown early. Israel hasn't fought a guy with good wrestling yet. That's why he's afraid of Jon Jones. Cuz he knows Jon's wrestling is so good that he'll whoop his ass on the feet with the threat of it. Jon called him out practically the whole year and Israel's response was like "I want to clean out my division like Anderson Silva before moving up" but then soon as Jon vacates Israel shows his true colours.

@@lasser9449 exactly. It was 100% poor preparation. Paulo's a big strong dude. Could've tried way more.

@Kai How is his striking better than everybody else's if he didn't do anything in this match

Perks of being the champ. When you want the belt you need to beat the champ. Had it been a draw Izzy would still rightfully have the belt. Dana was right, aside from the yoel fans sucking him off, dude had so many consecutive shots at the title and at this fight he failed to perform. He tried to play mind games with Izzy before and didn’t do jack when they met in the octagon. And now he’s cut from the roster I hope he does well in bellator

@Victor Palacios yeah i got your point..

@@user-ll9nu8fb7j true.., i wish Yoel all the best..

@@user-ll9nu8fb7j I mean many people say that many of yoel’s losses are bad decisions. Besides Izzy may be the official champion. But Yoel is the people’s champ and that’s worth quite a bit

@@odstp1tv1pr37 how is yoel the peoples champ right now? His performance was just as awful as Izzys. It was his last shot at the belt and his strategy was to do as close to nothing as possible for 25 minute. And he still almost won, which tells of Adesanyas shit performance. I lost some respect for Yoel after he just allowed himself to lose like that without ever really going all out and taking some chances and then, and then he does like 50 push ups afterwards like "look guys this is how not hard I was trying to win, I have all this energy left that I did not use to try to win the fight". Like dude wtf are you doing, now is not the time to coast preserve energy, it's now or never, get that belt!! If you feel fresh enough to posture to the crowd how not tired you are then you shoulda been trying harder god damn it

When you have someone as powerful and fast a yoel why would you take a chance to exchange blows in the pocket. He wasn’t being a bitch he just wasn’t being an idiot

What a special warrior Romero is. In 7 years in the company he never became a champion. He lost 4 of his last 5 fights. Due to old age he has also lost his knockout power. Izzy in less than 2 years became UFC champion and he still remains the undisputed middleweight champion. He is now going for the light heavyweight belt. His MMA record remains flawless, 20-0 including 15KO/TKO. He destroyed both Whittaker and Playboy Costa in just 2 rounds by KO & TKO. Both Whittaker and Romero roughed up and defeated Romero in a combined 13 rounds, 3 fights. Romero is a retired and expired soldier, I don’t like delusional and perpetual losers that claim to be warriors.

@@nemebrem4724 jones? not gonna happen buddy. Power isnt everything but it is something which can knock out a person.

@@someidiot6800 Jones has already vacated LHW, Jan Blachowicz is the current champion.

@@johnnysherburne66 Yoel was powerful in the past when he was much younger. The dude has lost his knock out power. His best effort earns him a knock down when he is lucky but afterward all he does to his opponent is massage instead of securing a KO, TKO or submission which should follow after a knock down. His last 3 fights at UFC are there to backup my claim.

What else did you expect when a delusional challenger entered the octagon expecting the champion to play the role of a challenger? Deluded Romero taught Izzy was the challenger, that’s why he stood there like statue. Joanna was a determined challenger with a serious ambition in the co-main event of the night. She brought the war to the octagon.

@@mmamogul501 lol a fight is a fight... this isnt role playing

@@SK-nc5ji while the champion enters the octagon with his belt and only needs to defend it, the challenger is expected to show up with a serious ambition to become the new champion. If that is not the case, then the status quo will be maintained at the end of the day.

Cuban missle takes BBC

@@lacandela69 Cuban expired missile.

fr bro lmaooo

when did he?

@@aaronmak4295 seriously?

Lmao but he won, can’t win if you don’t fight

Were the old man’s legs tied by the way? Izzy landed more significant strikes (48), than Romero (40). How come he was running and yet landing more significant strikes? Romero is now an expired old man. When he is lucky, his best shot earns him a knock down but afterwards he does nothing but massage instead of securing a KO, TKO o submission.

Are you an illiterate? You couldn't type😂😂

@@tafidagadzama9964 Thats the joke my guy

@@yourboyalex1291 sorry for my choice of word.🙏

pffttt then runs for the whole fight after 1 punch

Stop him from entertaining the fans?

that was me too

@Andres Garza I guess you're trying to say Izzy has some holes in his game. Sure. But to say he is not as great as his hype as absurd at this point. He has proved himself time after time. Imo he handled Romero perfect. When Romero never found the ko the point decision was home.

Yeah this fight was weak I literally stopped watching after round 2 it was so lame I knew izzy was going to win but he was not backing up the talk in this fight smh

@Andres Garza I'm not the least emotionally invested in Adesanya lol. But Izzy won the fight. Maybe Romeros age experience wasn't enough considering how he has not been able to pull through a single championship fight. Guess he was robbed every fight. Btw Romero left UFC so I doubt we see a rematch. Would gladly watch it though. Whenever Izzy loses it will surely be glorious I assume, or perhaps anticlimactic with a decision but I think Izzy is tough to win over with points.

@Andres Garza Listen I like Romero as well. Amazing fighter. I don't agree that UFC necessarily worked against him. He has a huge fan following and looks like a cartoon superhero. I don't see how all of his last 3 losses are contradicting the judging criteria. Of course the UFC prefer a young champion to having Romero as its Dana White after all. I think some of Romeros antics as well as his somewhat low output bit his ass decision wise. That's just how it is regarding the judging criteria (which I don't like, I preferred the system in Pride FC although it was a bit complex at times..)

Same here Hahaha

Romero didn’t win nothing, all 3 judges can’t be wrong. 48-47, 49-46 & 48-47 was the official scorecard.

@@nemebrem4724 Lol there have been many times where judges fucked up. This was one of them.

@@TheTruthTalker_ 🤡

@@Mixuni didn't know they made an emoji for you

Nah he’s nearly 40 and on a 3 fight losing streak

@@Gleeshhh no, the demented old man is already 43 years old and he is 1-4 in his last 5 fights.

Which young talent did he destroy? The expired old man was just a gatekeeper in the division. The dude lost 4 of his last 5 fights. The dude also lost his knockout power and gasses out really fast. It’s not a coincidence that in 7 years he never won a belt at UFC. Didn’t Whittaker destroy his orbital bone? Romero really aged seriously after that fight.

@@mmamogul501 Romero was highly competitive in all his fights and arguably won a lot of them. He's fighting the best in the world at 40+ years old. You judge him for not winning a UFC belt but neither has a lot of the top contenders at MW. What have you acheived ? Nothing compared to Yoel that's for sure.

@@Phaminator525 Romero lost 4 of his last 5 fights and hence was tossed out of UFC. You can keep arguing as long as you want, but that wouldn’t change the fact that he was 1-4 in his last 5 before being chased out by Dana White. Unfortunately for him, there is no veteran division in UFC. Division are separated by sex and weight, not by age. Being an aged gatekeeper cost him his job at UFC. There are other less competitive promotions out there for men of his age. He didn’t win a belt because of indiscipline and having conmen as cornermen. What Romero couldn’t do (win a belt) in almost 7 years at UFC, Izzy did it in less than 2 years. In just 2 rounds, Izzy knocked out the other 2 guys (Whittaker and Costa) that beat Romero up in 3 fights (13 rounds).

I enjoyed the fight I really was at the edge of my seat lol anything could’ve happened and I thought Yoel won too

😐

I got tickets to that

Me watching jones vs Anthony smith

He was. I like Izzy but they did my man Romero wrong in this one. Smh!

@@joelpagan9670 they are counter punchers so they cant do much

I don't think yoel should have lost But for everyone to say izzy was scared it ain't fair to izzy was right for running he was smart avoiding Yoel punches if one of those hit izzy is dead he had the right mind set

Casuals. "Threw the better shots" what kind of bs is this? Izze threw more and LANDED more.. what in the world are you smoking? Yea it was boring but they both look for opportunities off of their opponents mistakes, the outcome is really not that hard to understand.

CarLos FloRes stfu

Remember he said he was seeing 2 yoels. After that first left overhand he never came in again

Takes two to tango yoel should have fought like he wanted the mw strap

Garrett Hoe he did, fighting like you want the strap doesn’t always mean being aggressive, he did what he thought was best and sure in hindsight he for sure should have been way more aggressive and if he had been he probably could have knocked out adesanya IMO. But what he knows going in to the fight and for the most part during the fight is that adesanya is the guy who knocked out Whittaker, who was someone he wasn’t able to knock out in 10 rounds

@@Fiteclipz actually I feel Izzy is kinda a tough puzzle to solve, especially for a veteran like Yoel, that's why he may have fought the way he fought. Izzy is a great counter puncher (the way he took out Bobby) so probably Yoel showed lesser hunger/ aggression...

Yoel is 70 years old he can’t be chasing Izzy like he’s 30

@Victor Palacios well we don’t know man, I’m just going based off my opinion just how you are going w yours. Imo I think Romero would beat Izzy in a toe to toe punches thrown take downs, idk about submissions but that’s why I felt Izzy was running, cuz he knew he’d lose toe to toe just punching it out

@Victor Palacios agreed

@Victor Palacios he cant easilh but hes much tougher than Costa and hits harder too i think he mightve had difficulty landing but if he did more often hed rock him and then have succes in TKOing him

Thats why hes in bellator cant hang with the best in the world anymore hes to old

Garrett Hoe except he can.... losing doesn’t always mean that you can’t go toe to toe, before Izzy romero was the only one who seemed to have gained costa’s respect, and he arguably won this fight, and should have won the second Robert fight. Ik losses are losses and at the end of the day the numbers are what we need to look at, but when we’re talking about the actual content of a fighter and what that fighter has to offer, you gotta look a lot deeper than just the numbers.

Turned into mayweather

Yes that is true that is basically the fight Sumed up

That’s better than running

A min vs half the fight which one sounds worst? Edit: im not saying romero deserves the win but adesanya doesnt either shouldve been a draw in my opinion

Izzy was the champion. When you’re the champ you don’t change what you do for a challenger. The challenger is the one that’s supposed to do everything he can to get the W. Especially someone like Yoel who was on his last chance

@@Elia_9400 why is everyone saying that smh, just admit it Izzy was scared to fire back. He went the pussy way out

Seemed to me like he couldn’t touch Romero

@@flckrs And the same was true the other way around

@@flckrs he didn't, other than those leg kicks

Eryk pannell true but romero did more damage in my opinion adesanya even said romero made him see double, and all adesanya really had was the kicks

now Romero was chasing him around after the first round

No not really

@@johnwalker4606 he won 1,2,5 LMAO stfu

@@extreame7304 he didnt though what you say doesnt matter lmao

@@johnwalker4606 landed much harder punches landed a few less but the difference is adesyna is landing little teeps and leg kicks Yoel is landing that overhand left full power in open stance not to mention Izzy literally ran away not backed up ran away after talking all that shit to that’s an L

biggest slurper ever right here 🤣🤣

Most of the dummys here don't understand. Izzy won🥊

Exactly

Yep and are aware of each other's advantages. I'm no expert but see why Adesanya would avoid walking into a wrecking ball-striker-wrestler with his title on the line. And why Romero would avoid getting close to a top kickboxer with great range, movement, counter striking and previous KO's when trading in the pocket - when it could be his last title shot ever.

@@tafidagadzama9964 Izzy didn’t win, rounds 1 3 and 5 for yoel

@@bestshortclips18 your opinion far from reality.

What a trash, lopsided and biased edited highlight. If Izzy ran that much, how come in succeeded in landing more significant strikes (48) than Romero (40)? How come all the judges saw him win round 3, 4 & 5 which were the rounds that casuals claim that he was running? If by running one can achieve that much, why lazily stand there without running? By the way, were Romero’s legs tied in the fight?

Lmao Izzy was not scared 😂😂 He was just cautious. I'm not defending either -- but he wasn't scared... at all (unless I'm missing some sarcasm here).

@@maximkikena622 so what

@@akshayazariah bro this man yoel was screaming in his face n izzy was backing tf away like a scared ass dude, u gotta be an izzy fanboy to not see that shit💀

@@akshayazariah that’s why he took PEDs his next fight.

@@maximkikena622 I watched it again too. Still the same opinion

Not really cringe he j always uses dead memes way after their prime

@@tonym3440 and what facial expression might that bring out of someone?

Well, he is 31 Years old i think

"Ya'll musta forgot!" 🤦‍♂️

Jaemario Corrielus Loooool

The author of the video is obviously clueless.

So outta pocket

What is your problem people giving their opinions

I know they are not "coaches" or "experts" but man why thay can't comment about it

Well yeah the soldier of roids has a ton more injected testosterone

@@Phylum well then why is Israel the one among these 2 to have symptoms of steroid abuse, gyno "last pec bender" adesanya

@@gsp2176 Are you suggesting that between Romero and Izzy, Izzy is the one who looks like hes on gear??.... Bruh

@@fenty666666 Simpson, of course I'm suggesting that considering that adesanya has and actual symptom of steroid abuse,rather than just looking superficially at the physique,not sure which country you're from but you definitely don't seem to be educated enough to pass comments on such aspects of human biology

@@gsp2176 PFFFF rofl have a good day brother

no izzy just threw leg kicks to get some strikes for the judes

@Andres Garza wouldn’t say I’m a casual been watching ufc for a while I do understand he was playing it safe I get Romero is just built different but hey I love non stop action especially when it’s high level fighters I expected more not a staring contest yeah there was a little back and forth but I expected more all I’m saying so yes it was let down

@@marcquadgaming9507 don't worry that guy seems like a dick. Wannabe guy calling people a casual who the fuck cares grow up. But your right all the hype led to a show that had no entertainment. But it wasn't izzy's fault he did what was needed to win he's the champ, yoel had to bring it and prove he deserves to be champ like Izzy did to robert

@@blackirish1000 thank you appreciate it and I get it I like Izzy mans a beast I believe he deserves to be champ too especially after that Robert fight and costa

@Andres Garza So funny

@@blackirish1000 didn't know you get a title shot after losing 3 fights consecutive but ok

Mype sports bitches

This one is a close second tho

2 counter strikers. They're not gonna change their approach

@@user-to8ki3dv6x exactly

Facts

Nah not Whitaker 1

Close fight are not robberies, lost first robert fight, second one was draw at best, costa could've been a draw but i had costa winning and he lost 3-2 against izzy

He clearly lost to Whitaker the first time, a draw at most the second time. Paulo clearly won rounds 1 & 2 against him. And the fight is Izzy was such a shit performance by both, nobody won that fight.

You are just another sore loser. What has politics got to do with this? Did Romero fight like somebody hungry for the belt? Didn’t you see the war Joanna Jędrzejczyk brought to the octagon against the champion (Weili Zhang) in the co-main event of the night? The fight statistics was on Izzy’s side and his win was unanimous 48-47, 49-46, 48-47.

I learned more about feinting this fight for sure

My toddlers have more exciting fights

And he changed adesanya's shape

@@heartcollectorinyoutube2699 and limped home

Watch the fifth round again and tell me how Izzy won that?

@@ryvaleska no. Because of the last 10 seconds of the round. And even if he lost rounds, it doesn't mean the tactic he had was bad

He lost R1, R2 and 5. He's lucky the judges saw it his way but it's dumb to act like that was his plan all along.

@@ryvaleska thats your opinion. And it doesn't count. The decision was unanimous

@@ryvaleska his plan was to keep the distance and don't get hit. Romero is good at counter as you're coming in. That's why romero didn't move

To not gas out😂 should've risked it all

@@KTCYDB that’s probably the dumbest way to try to fight Israel.

Romero had a good game plan? Romero is dumb, he lacked a plan B when his game plan was easily thwarted by Izzy. The champion was easily able to outsmart him the moment he discovered how stupid Romero’s game plan was.

@@nemebrem4724 bruh look at the statistics. And the fight. Romero threw the hardest strikes of the entire fight. And didn’t waste as much energy at all. He threw one big left and made Izzy hesitant.

@@nemebrem4724 you could actually score it for Romero at many points of the fight lmao.

but weili and joanna fired up the card

it was a boring fight but in my eyes bro izzy got humbled

How? He played to win 5-0. Like he said lol. Yoel was trying to dance for 5 rounds. 😂

@@iRecedei bro he ran and ran ode

@@SebastianRodriguez-zm8km Yes? Romero ran forward at times. Whats the point lol. If he can't find other openings and Izzy is able to score points in between the fight is decided. I guess Izzy should have fought like Rockhold, or why not Whittaker who took career altering damage.

Schlook Lol Whitaker did not take career altering damage. He took 1 loss and rebounded

they're scared of each other tbh

Of course you did.

Imagine taking roids 😭😭

Yoel is long expired. He has lost his knockout power, the best he gets now is a knock down. But thereafter instead of pressing to finish the fight via a KO, TKO or submission, he ends up massaging his opponent until he recovers and get up.

What an impressive beast Romero is. You are just as delusional as Romero. The dude is 1-4 in his last 5 fights and has lost 3 in a row.

Your boy is a 4 times straight loser for a reason!!😂🤣..iZZY çlearly won

@@samoche4614 adesanya should take up trash he’s good at ut

@@souledsurvivor6504 still doesnt change the fact that romero is a serial loser😂🤣😂🤣...no wonder ufc dumped his ass;!!

Just like he ran against Brunson, Whittaker & co. Don’t sound so cheap. Izzy’s perfect MMA record is 20-0, 15 KO/TKO. Romero has lost 4 of his last 5 fights.

@@mmamogul501 lol he lost to jan

What else did you expect from a demented old man that entered the ring thinking he was the champion? To make things worse, the conmen he has as cornermen are totally clueless.

@@mmamogul501 that old man smashed your God Israel’s face, so you might as well shut your mouth

@@charlieospeck8258 what a romantic smash by Romero. No tear, no bleeding, no nothing. Romero eventually lost the bout unanimously which happen to be his last chance to be a UFC champion. Old Romero’s punches are now cushioned and hence lack knockout capacity. We saw how he fared against Whittaker and Costa in all 3 fights (13 rounds). He lost all the fights. Izzy plundered both guys by KO and TKO respectively in just 2 rounds.

@@mmamogul501 big izzy fan but Romero took that fight, should’ve been a draw at least. But Izzy was a rising star. They never would’ve give it to Romero

@@mrcerrone4483 he took the fight being a challenger that didn’t even deserve to fight a championship fight since he lost his 2 previous fights and had lost 3 out of 4. Dementia made him forget he was a challenger, and a champion. Out of delusion he expected the champion to be the one challenging. A draw, what for? Izzy landed 20% more significant strikes. One judge even scored it 46-49 against Romero. English obviously is a borrowed language to you, that’s why you are finding it difficult to express yourself. How can you call the undisputed champion that his MMA record before the fight was 18-0 (14KO/TKO) a rising star? Romero is the dude that never rose to become a champion even after being in the promotion for almost 7 years before getting rusticated. Yoel’s defeat was by unanimous decision.

People really think he’s going to steamroll Jan Blachowicz🤣. That 2-1 high kick combination from Jan will send Izzy flying.

@@jonjones5509 Jan has extremely deceiving power too considering how little he loads up his shots most of the time, if he catches him once like Romero did there's no way Izzy's getting up, Jan has a solid 25+ pounds adventage

@@Shallaan lmao im coming back to this

Either Romero is a pussy or he heavily respects Izzys skillset hence the lack of taking the fight to him. I wonder which one it is lmao

Yeah got to be fair if I was in Romeros shoes knowing this was my last crack at the title it's all or nothing. Just goes to show you can never know how good a fight will be till it happens. We all thought Colby vs Kamaru was going to be ass and it was a absolute screamer. This was the opposite 😂

adesanya 18-1 that time, he knows it! but judges is blinded...

But when romero was putting the pressure, izzy 🏃🏃🏃 knowing his gas tank and the skill set of izzy yoel did not risk on preying izzy resulting to a bs fight

@@algamefarm5799 I am not entirely sure what you said.. I think I understand but you need to work on that before talking about anybody running

@@LexBundy it doesnt change the fact he ran. Won barely by leg kicks after the crap he said before the fight 😂🤣

@@algamefarm5799 to stand there and get hit seems stupid to me 🤷🏽‍♂️ evade and reset but.. again.. 🤷🏽‍♂️ personally I thought it was a draw though

Somebody got mad because I said Izzy kicked most of the fight. In fear of getting knocked out!

@@MsPratt-le1ql yeah after the first overhand left yoel landed izzy didn't want to engage at all he was literally turning his back and running

@@hectorcervantes2558 he didn't want them hands 👐 baby! Gonna be the same fight against Jan. Running scared or throwing leg kicks!

@@MsPratt-le1ql yeah maybe I think Jan is alot slower then yoel though and not as good at countering we will see though do you 🤔 no Izzy's titty was do to steroids

@@hectorcervantes2558 yeah I know Jan is the conversion van. And Izzy is the convertible! Idk he was on roids.

You're a bum asss

@@CL9k24a3 🎣

Reyes was robbed

Reyes was absolutely robbed of that fight!

@@JM-it2zo Also Romero

Selective editing here! Izzy mutilated Romero’s legs! Romero didn’t do enough to win. AND STILL

@@Teletramx Nah.

And Izzy at running? Lmao 🤣 got hit and social distancing mode got activated cause he ran around Yoel while he was in the center

@@JM-it2zo the UFC clearly arent against social distancing (as you put it) since they didnt cut Izzy off.

@@lariyo9122 you must be short cause that one went way over your head bud.

@@JM-it2zo never read bars this pathetic b4 🙄 .. you deserve medal mate!👏👏👏

Surviving Romero is a win

Total blame. He was the challenger but being demented, he entered the octagon thinking he was the defending champion.

The lucky man there was Romero, because if not he would have ended up a 2nd round defeat by TKO just like Izzy did to Playboy Costa that also defeated Romero. Or it would have even be worse for Romero because it would have ended up a defeat by a 2nd round KO just like Whittaker suffered when he faced Izzy. Don’t forget that same Whittaker fractured Romero’s orbital bone.

@@nemebrem4724 Hehehe yeah right?...Costa didn't went forward either...besides Romero is quicker and a legit werstler too much weapons...he landed ONE punch and made Adesanya leave with a hematoma with just ONE...

@@rogerj21 Romero is already expired, it’s no surprise he has lost 4 of his last 5 fights. That ONE punch you are bragging about was really mediocre. It was just too fragile to cause Izzy a knock down. It was too delicate that it couldn’t even tear Izzy’s face and make him bleed. It was so friendly that it was unable to even make Izzy lose his equilibrium. In other words it was just a common punch. Romero is an old man and he has lost his Knockout power. His best effort only earns him a knock down, thereafter all he does is massage his opponent until he recovers and get up, instead of finishing the fight vía KO, TKO or submission. He gasses out really fast like a fat old woman. Those big muscles greedily juice out gas without delivery enough horsepower. Izzy’s muscles are turbocharged charged, without consuming much gas they deliver incredible horsepower. In case you didn’t know, now you know. Having big muscles alone doesn’t guarantee huge horsepower. Izzy on the other hand has turbocharged knockout power. We saw the devastating effect in had on both Whittaker and Costa, finishing both fights in the 2nd round by KO and TKO respectively. Romero had 13 rounds to defeat both guys, but his punches always lacked the finishing power. He ended up losing all 3 fights against them. One thing I can assure of is that if that ONE punch you talked of had originated from Izzy, it would have sent retired Romero to the canvas instantly

@@nemebrem4724 Everything you wrote is a load of crap, which is not surprising considering you're an Izzy fanboy. One punch from Romero was all it took for Izzy to run around the cage, clearly he was afraid of Romero's explosive power or at least respecting it. Izzy even said when he was hit he saw three Romero's, it clearly hurt and dazed him even if it didn't knock him out. Romero has an insane chin, he eats head-kicks like they're nothing. Izzy ain't knocking Romero out even with his hardest head-kick. He knocked out Whittaker because Bobby Knuckles doesn't have a very good chin, he charged in and got clipped. kzhead.info/sun/Y8aFmZFuipd7pa8/bejne.html Izzy talked shit in the lead-up to the fight wanting to be the first to stop Romero and didn't deliver. Because you can't, unless you're Francis Ngannou or Rumble Johnson. Even when Romero loses he is still highly competitive and dangerous, like Dan Henderson was when he was still fighting.

@@madgavin7568 Romero is already washed I repeat. Due to old age his punches are cushioned. Romero has not knocked out any body in his last 13 rounds of 3 fights. Your claim is totally senseless, if Whittaker had such a delicate chin how como Romero's cushioned punches couldn't knock him out in 10 rounds and yet Izzy easily did it at the end of round 1 and then nailed the coffin in the 2nd round which happened to be Whittaker first and only KO defeat in his carrer? Have you forgotten Rafael Cavalcante brutally knock out Romero and also fractured his cervical spine? Have you forgotten that Whittaker also fractured Romero's orbital bone? Whittaker beat Romero the 2 times they fought, but Izzy knocked him out in just 2 rounds. Pauli Costa also beat Romero when they fought, but Izzy brutally landed him a TKO defeat in just 2 round. That happened to be his first and only defeat in his MMA career.

@@winterrys that's not how mma scoring works at all. It's to win at least 3/5 rounds, or stopping your opponent by KO or sub. A clear example is Jones v Reyes. It's not supposed to be a situation where you have to dominate or stop them to win.

@@hellowang74 i know but you can never leave a fight like that in the judges hands. Look at the holloway volk. Fight i scored max winning and still they gave it to volk.

@@hellowang74 bro you’re not going to fight 1 minute out of 25 minutes and expect to beat the champion.

@@winterrys mate, this "to be the champ you have to beat the champ" thing is nonsense. You think fighters dont go in there wanting to finish their opponents? You dont "leave the fight in the hands of the judges". Sometimes thats just how it turns out.

@@joshuaalach9431 I agree

Romero indestructible? Rafael Cavalcante knocked him out in just 2 rounds and broke his neck. After that fight Romero needed surgery and was away from the octagon for almost 2 years. Funny enough, in that fight the referee had to temporarily stop the fight in the first round to warn Romero that he had to stop running instead of fighting. Whittaker and Playboy Costa also roughed him up in 3 fight and defeated him all 3 times. Here is the fight link if strike force just before he joined UFC. kzhead.info/sun/grp-kaWxhF-whoE/bejne.html

@@nemebrem4724 thanks dude i know that info and I don’t care 🤷🏻‍♂️ That was a fight from nine years ago, against someone who was a strikeforce champion (12 fight before Hendo taking the belt) against an inexperienced Romero( 4 fights), also Feijao is known for failed drug test, so why you are not saying that? Dude we are talking about the present, a fight from 9 years ago does not represent the fighter he is today . Izzy lost years ago, St pierre, Conor, etc. They lost and then comeback improved. Is that the only thing you have to offer? a criticism of a fight from 9 years ago and two more recent fights that did not disappoint and that they went to decision, and debatably he could have won (as with Costa who was very even, ps. I don't know if you remember how Costa was in the end barely standing ) I’m not the one calling Romero indestructible, as I said people ( not we ) , media and fighters are the ones doing that IN THE PRESENT. So...You just helped me make my point, Izzy was annoyed as you are apparently that they called Joel indestructible and were afraid of a fighter like Romero.

@@xaldin2phase oh yes Cavalcante failed a drug test when he fought Mike Kyle and the fight was declared a no contest thereafter. He was clean when he defeated Romero via KO though. Talking about the present is even a worse scenario for Romero who has lost 4 of his last 5 fights. While he is more experienced now, old age has made him declined seriously. The law of diminishing returns is now taking a toll on Romero. The dude has lost his Knock Out power for good (at least based on his last 3 fights). We saw him against Whittaker (twice), Paulo Costa and Izzy. Against the previous 2 dudes, he succeeded in getting some knock down but he lacked the power to finish the fight via KO, TKO or submission (he ended up losing all 3 fights). Point of correction, in MMA Adesanya has a perfect record of 20-0 including 15KO/TKO victories. The dude has not lost a single fight. While other and could comeback improved, Yoel’s problem now is that he is too old to improve. The Paulo Costa fight was thigh, but Yoel’s resurgence was rather too late. He obviously lost round 1 and 2 just like all 3 judges scored the card. He then needed a KO/TKO or submission to win the fight, but after getting the knock down, he was unable to secure a win. That is why I keep saying the dude is competitive, but lacks the extra he needs to win important fights. Izzy finished Costa easily in just 2 rounds. The knock Down rapidly ended up a TKO (Costa’s first and only professional MMA defeat). Real warriors give their all to win a fight even if they will end up in the hospital. Costa is used to finishing his fights before time, so he gassed out in the 3rd round but Romero failed to capitalize on that (that’s why he lost). I think it makes more sense to be indestructible and win fights, instead of just losing all the way and still feel indestructible as the same time. Izzy is a much smarter and powerful fighter than aged Romero. With his turbocharged power, Izzy dismantles his opponents by KO/TKO, while Romero has lost his knock out power. While Romero in his delusion claims to be the “people’s champ”, Adesanya is actually the undisputed Middleweight champion.

Outpointed him but apparently 'to be the champ you gotta beat the champ' horse shit if you ask me

This was all one sided editing. Now watch the one with izzy editing so many leg kicks.

Not its just highlights of Romero's moments

Izzy played the point game after he saw he couldn't do what he was saying before the fight 🤣

Still got his ass whooped

@@alekie8394 and still

@@alekie8394 what did Romero do? He stood still either lol

@@hanoukreach.4077 he was mocking Israel for not wanting to engage and he coulda been tired he’s old

He talked all that shit just to run away from a 42 year old man as a prime 30 year old that’s an L in my book