2. Don’t write off Romero just yet
Romero was just one winning round away from taking 48-47 scores on two judges’ cards and winning a split decision over Adesanya. Looking back at the fight, there’s no way he’s not going to be kicking himself for doing more.
Although Romero showed up to the post-fight press conference and put Adesanya on blast for being a “ghost” and running away from him the whole fight, it’s not all on the champion to find a workaround for a lackluster bout, as I mentioned on the previous page. Romero needed to find ways to do a little bit more, and instead of waking up this morning 0-2 in his title opportunity, he would have a belt on his night stand.
UFC president Dana White ripped Romero to shreds at the post-fight news conference, and basically said there will be no more title shots for him. We’ve thought that before, though, and he found his way back. The odds seem slimmer this time around given the fact he’s approaching his 43rd birthday, but Romero can still knock a man’s block off, and if he puts the lights out on a couple opponents, it’s not unrealistic.
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