WATCH! Yoel Romero decimates Alex Polizzi at final second in Paris at Bellator 280

WATCH! Yoel Romero decimates Alex Polizzi at final second in Paris at Bellator 280

Yoel Romero vs Alex Polizzi at Bellator 280

If you’re a hardcore MMA fan and believe that despite the age of 45, Yoel Romero can still knock someone out and pull off an amazing performance, you absolutely make sense. Romero, the 2000 Olympic silver medalist and former UFC middleweight title challenger, is currently signed to Bellator MMA and was fighting Alex Polizzi this weekend in Paris at Bellator 280 co-main event. Romero currently fights at light heavyweight.

Romero after beating Luke Rockhold

Bellator 280 was headlined by a heavyweight rematch between Ryan Bader and Cheick Congo, where Bader won by unanimous decision. Romero is 14-6 in his overall MMA career with 12 wins by knockout. Romero is known for his explosive nature of fighting alongside vicious knockout power generated by his hands and knees. His wins include the likes of Tim Kennedy, Luke Rockhold, Chris Weidman, Ronaldo Souza, Lyoto Machida and many more.

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Bellator 280’s co-main delivered with Yoel Romero’s buzzer beater TKO finish

Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero

In the co main of Bellator 280, Romero just put on a series of unanswered shots at his opponent Alex Polizzi in the final seconds of his fight and the crowd goes wild as the fight comes via stoppage in the last second. Watch the clip below from Bellator MMA’s event.

Romero was originally scheduled to fight Melvin Manhoef but Manhoef pulled out of the fight due to a hand injury which has allegedly been a result of stopping a burglary act. But this fight will now take place in September 2022 at Dublin, Ireland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQVuGchEbhw

What do you make of Romero’s performance and his first ever victory in nearly 4 years? Who do you think will win between Romero and his next opponent Manhoef? Where do you think Romero ranks amongst the scariest fighters of all time in their prime? Also, where he ranks amongst the top fighters who never won a UFC championship?

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