Yoel Romero
At UFC 221 in 2018, Yoel Romero was unexpectededly handed a chance to fight for the interim middleweight title against Luke Rockhold after Robert Whittaker pulled out injured.
It was a golden opportunity for ‘The Soldier Of God’ to finally get a UFC belt around his waist, and indeed he would go on to win the fight in highlight-reel fashion as he floored Rockhold with an overhand right and then landed another blow on the canvas to render him unconscious.
It should have been a moment of triumph for the Cuban star, but there was a catch – he already knew that he wouldn’t be taking home the title that night despite his victory as he’d been declared ineligible to win it a day earlier after he came in 2.7lbs overweight for the 185lb fight.
Remarkably, Romero would not only get another title shot straight away, but would again miss weight and lose out on the chance to win the belt, though this time Whittaker won by unanimous decision anyway.
