D. White at a press conference. Photo: Related/YouTube UFC
In early 2020, Israel Adesany surprised MMA fans by announcing that he would defend his middleweight title for the first time against Yoel romero, in March, in UFC 248, ruling out, for now, the long-awaited fight against Paulo Borracinha. Although the duel doesn't make sense, when considering that the Cuban comes from two consecutive defeats, Dana White confirmed that the clash is in the process of being negotiated, however, the president of Ultimate has not forgotten the Brazilian. In an interview at the press conference preceding this Saturday's event, the boss spoke about the situation.
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“This (Israel x Romero) is the fight we are trying to make. It would be these two and Weili Zhang against Joanna Jedrzejczyk (do not UFC 248). The only question is, 'I don't know if you've seen it on social media, but if you look at (Paulo) Costa, he looks like he's ready to come back, and he's trying hard to say, 'I can fight," White said. .
The fact that Ultimate is considering 'marrying' the clash between the Nigerian against Romero is based on a biceps injury suffered by Borrachinha. After the incident, the Minas Gerais native had to undergo surgery and stated that he would be able to return to the octagon in April, a date that does not match the ambitions of the current champion.
For Dana, the duel between Israel and Paulo would be the right one to confirm, as the Brazilian won the challenger position after defeating Yoel himself in his last challenge and occupying first place in the category's ranking, behind only Adesanya.
“We want a doctor to tell us this guy is going to be OK fighting sooner. Why rush it?” asked White.
So far, it is not official that Israel and Romero will star in the event that takes place on March 7th.
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