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Check out the best photos from Yoel Romero’s brutal knockout of Duane Crespo at Dirty Boxing Championship.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Yoel Romero[/autotag]’s first-round knockout over [autotag]Duane Crespo[/autotag] at Dirty Boxing Championship in Miami. (Photos courtesy of Dirty Boxing Championship)
Former UFC title challenger Yoel Romero books last-minute fight for Saturday’s Dirty Boxing Championship.
[autotag]Yoel Romero[/autotag] is fighting this weekend. Yes, you read right.
The former multiple-time UFC title challenger returns to action this Saturday in Miami, Fla., at Dirty Boxing Championship – a striking promotion owned by Mike Perry. Romero’s return didn’t fly under the radar; the promotion literally announced the fight on Friday evening, hours before the event.
Romero, 47, is set to take on former Power Slap athlete [autotag]Duane Crespo[/autotag] in a heavyweight contest. MMA Junkie confirmed the details of the bout with Dirty Boxing.
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Dirty Boxing Championship bouts are composed of three – or five, if it’s a main event – three-minute rounds. Fighters fight with 5oz gloves, with elbows being permitted.
Romero competes in his first bout since defeating Thiago Santos in a light heavyweight bout on the PFL vs. Bellator card in February. His contractual standing with PFL at the time of this writing is unknown.
Romero, a silver medalist in wrestling on the 2000 Olympics, most notably fought for the UFC title in three different occasions, coming up short in decisions to Robert Whittaker (twice), and Israel Adesanya. He also fought for the Bellator light heavyweight belt, losing to then champion Vadim Nemkov by decision in 2023.
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Bruno Assis becomes the new Titan FC middleweight champion at Friday’s event in Miami, Fla.
[autotag]Bruno Assis[/autotag] is the new Titan FC middleweight champion.
The Brazilian won the promotion’s 185-pound title, defeating [autotag]Shane O’Shea[/autotag] in the main event of Friday’s Titan FC 70 card in Miami, Fla. Assis (11-5) submitted O’Shea (4-2) with a triangle choke at the 2:22 mark of round 1.
Assis, who trains out of American Top Team, had to face adversity before taking home the belt.
The 29-year-old got clipped and dropped with a jab and straight right early in the first round. From there, O’Shea looked for the finish, but Assis did a good job at tying up and surviving the early storm. Assis was able to get a takedown from a judo throw and from there he was able to lock up a triangle choke and roll to his back. Soon after O’Shea was forced to tap, giving the win to Assis.
Put a bow on it, the main event is wrapped up after a submission in the main event! #TitanFC70 pic.twitter.com/LH9KZH4lke
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 3, 2021
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With the result, Assis is now on a two-fight winning streak and 2-2 in his last four outings.
Additionally on the card, former IBJJF world champion [autotag]Talita Alencar[/autotag] made her professional debut. She submitted Staci Vegas with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their strawweight contest.
It's over! The Unicorn only needs one round for the submission pic.twitter.com/zfBdh9H4wK
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 3, 2021
Complete main card results for Titan FC 70 included:
