Video: 49-year-old Yoel Romero breaks rival's jaw in TKO victory
Yahoo Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- At 49 years old, Yoel Romero secured a dominant victory over Alex Nicholson in the main event of Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA, winning by TKO due to strikes that broke Nicholson's jaw.
- This fight marked Romero's second bout of the year and his third competition in combat sports, including a recent bareknuckle boxing loss and a wrestling match defeat.
- Romero is a seasoned combat sports athlete with a decorated wrestling background, including a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and a notable UFC career from 2013 to 2020.
- He previously challenged for the UFC middleweight title in 2020 but was defeated by Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision.
