UFC 221 Results: Romero vs Rockhold
While he may not have got his hands on UFC gold, Yoel Romero almost certainly set-up a rematch with UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker by knocking out Luke Rockhold in vicious fashion.
With his trademark patient fighting style, Romero exploded into action in the third stanza as a huge left hand knocked Rockhold to the mat before another left sealed the deal against the cage.
Main Card
Yoel Romero def. Luke Rockhold via KO (Round 3, 1:48)
Curtis Blaydes def. Mark Hunt via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)
Tai Tuivasa def. Cyril Asker via TKO (Round 1, 2:18)
Jake Matthews def. Li Jingliang via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-26)
Tyson Pedro def. Saparbek Safarov via submission (kimura) (Round 1, 3:54)
Preliminary Card
Dong Hyun Kim def. Damien Brown via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Israel Adesanya def. Rob Wilkinson via TKO (Round 2, 3:37)
Alex Volkanovski def. Jeremy Kennedy via TKO (Round 2, 4:57)
Jussier Formiga def. Ben Nguyen via technical submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 3, 1:43)
FightPass Undercard
Ross Pearson def. Mizuto Hirota via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Jose Quinonez def. Teruto Ishihara via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Luke Jumeau def. Daichi Abe via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 28-27)