Yoel Romero Quotes


It doesn't matter whatever has happened in my life; it doesn't matter how many ditches I've had to go through in my life. I keep going forward.


Citations

Romero, Yoel. Interview by Brett Okamoto. "Yoel Romero's Journey." ESPN, The Walt Disney Company, 6 Jul. 2017.

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Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero
  • Born: April 30, 1977
  • Nationality: Cuban
  • Profession: Athlete

Yoel Romero Palacio is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He is currently signed to Bellator MMA, where he is expected to compete in the Light Heavyweight division. Romero formerly competed in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and he was a four-time challenger for the UFC Middleweight Championship. As a freestyle wrestler, Romero competed at 85 kilograms, and he was the '99 World Champion (five-time medalist at the World Championships), the '00 Olympic Silver medalist, a three-time World Cup winner (six-time medalist), the '03 Pan American Games Gold medalist (bronze medalist in '99) and a five-time Pan American Champion.