“He doesn’t lift weights,” Jorge Masvidal leaves Joe Rogan in awe with shocking fact about Yoel Romero

Jorge Masvidal reveals secret to Yoel Romero's scary physique on the Joe Rogan's podcast

“He doesn’t lift weights,” Jorge Masvidal leaves Joe Rogan in awe with shocking fact about Yoel Romero

Jorge Masvidal reveals secret to the Cuban Olympian's impressive physique

In the recent JRE episode, UFC commentator Joe Rogan reveals the time he was “freaked” out by Cuban mixed martial artist Yoel Romero and his physique. Former UFC fighter Yoel Romer has an incredible physique thanks to all the bodyweight exercises he does, Masvidal mentions.

In an episode featuring Jorge Masvidal as a guest, Rogan revealed how in awe he is of Romero’s physique. Masvidal dropped Rogan’s jaw with a stunning revelation. 

"The only guy who freaked me out was Yoel. Yoel Romero would look so big at 185."
Joe Rogan via JRE podcast
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Jorge Masvidal reveals that he has been a fan of Yoel since his days of wrestling in the Olympics. The fighter recalled when he and Yoel Romero would train together. He revealed that Romero doesn’t lift weights, which surprised Joe.

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"There's just push-ups, pull-ups, squat jumps. He does a lot of body workouts and he looks like he's a fucking pro bodybuilder."
Jorge Masvidal via JRE podcast

Cuban-born Yoel Romero is a former world champion freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. Romero formerly competed in the middleweight division at the UFC. He even fought against the modern era’s best middleweight Israel Adesanya at UFC 248. Romero now competes in the light-heavyweight division for Bellator MMA.

Did Yoel Romero use steroids to achieve his impressive physique?

Yoel Romero has been competing in the 185lbs weight category for most of his career. He has an impressive physique and many have accused him of steroid usage. In 2016, Romero was suspended by the USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) because he tested positive for Ibutamoren. However, Romero claimed he tested positive for a tainted supplement.

Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero (Source: Twitter)

Romero sued and won against the supplement company in 2019. The Olympian was awarded $27.45 million in the lawsuit. Yoel attributes his physique to Cuban genetics. He says even regular common people of Cuba look like him. 

"I’ve thought many times to invite people to come to Cuba for about 20 days. I wanted the people to see because of the genetics of Cubans. And not (just) for the athletic people, but normal (people as well)."
Yoel Romero via JRE podcast
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Post controversy, Yoel Romero has never tested positive again. He continues to fight in Bellator MMA and is scheduled to face Vadim Nemkov for the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship at Bellator 297.

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