For the first time in UFC history, a fighter has missed weight for back-to-back championship fights.
Middleweight contender Yoel Romero missed weight by .2 pounds Friday at UFC 225’s official weigh-ins, tipping the scales at 185.2 pounds for his scheduled title challenge against Robert Whittaker. The botched cut came just four months after Romero similarly missed weight for an interim title fight against Luke Rockhold at UFC 221, and just days after UFC president Dana White announced intentions to abandon the promotion’s morning weigh-ins in favor of the old — and largely unpopular — system of late-afternoon weigh-ins.
The fate of Whittaker vs. Romero 2 is still up in the air. In the meantime, check out reaction to Romero’s second consecutive weigh-in miss below.
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— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) June 8, 2018
YOU HAVE TO MAKE WEIGHT!!!! #ufc225 https://t.co/JFF7N4hyNL
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) June 8, 2018
OMG ♂️ ♂️ ♂️ https://t.co/fhy28rK3Fz
— patrick cote (@patrick_cote) June 8, 2018
And let the missing weight memes start in . 5-4-3-2-1 .... #UFC225
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) June 8, 2018
Yoel just missed weight.... thanks Obama! #ufc225 weigh #weightgate ##ruinitfortherestofus # # # # # # # # #
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) June 8, 2018
Jesus ♂️ 0.2 over
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 8, 2018
Caramba 80 gramas acima ♂️ https://t.co/VsgrqS6c3O
Lack of preparation even if he has history ! What a shame !! Underestimating the cutting is dumbass !! https://t.co/H6o5RenAh6
— patrick cote (@patrick_cote) June 8, 2018
People are saying Whittaker shouldn’t take this fight? After seeing Romero carried of the scales he should be licking his chops! #ufc225 weigh
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) June 8, 2018
After cutting weight this morning i feel for Romero i do, when the scales wont budge its soul destroying. Ive done bad weight cuts before. But if you know about the fight months, or even think your a lb or 2 over starting your cut. Then start it 2 hours earlier ffs.
— Paul Redmond (@RedserMma) June 8, 2018
♂️ Show up on time, on weight, or move up. This is getting embarrassing for us all. Be professional. #UFC225
— Anthony Smith (@lionheartsmith) June 8, 2018
I really hope the UFC/Dana doesn't use this as an example as why early weigh ins must be changed back... that benefits the unprofessional fighters! #UFC225 #smh
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) June 8, 2018
Early weight ins is huge!! I hope and please @danawhite don’t change that cause the guys who are missing weight! Man still can’t believe 0.2 ♂️ https://t.co/VsgrqS6c3O
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 8, 2018
Maybe Yoel could learn a thing or two from my man Winston! #ufc225 #weightgate #doodles #nosnackforyou pic.twitter.com/huQYeEoVTO
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) June 8, 2018
I would but, 40% off his purse and tomorrow nothing more than 200 pounds fight weight https://t.co/Sy0HdTlSjb
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) June 8, 2018
I weigh 185 and live down the street
— Belal muhammad (@bullyb170) June 8, 2018
That’s what I’m afraid of too
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) June 8, 2018
I got time to kill! Put me in coach!! #OnAmission4Gold
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) June 8, 2018
I like this idea a lot! https://t.co/f4v0zTsk4c
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) June 8, 2018
Welcome to another episode of, we can’t have s**t nice in MMA!!! #UFC225
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) June 8, 2018
Good luck to Whittaker true champ.
— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) June 8, 2018
Typical bitch https://t.co/hM8w4OslUi
— michael (@bisping) June 8, 2018