Pure violence! The relentless Yoel Romero fights Bellator's bad boy terror in a bare-knuckle MMA match.

Romero promotes fighting event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/yoelromeromma

At 48 years old, the legendary Yoel Romero not only continues to be active in combat sports, ignoring his advanced age to compete, but has also been performing at a frenetic pace. So much so that the Cuban has already scheduled his third fight of the current season. In it, the feared 'Soldier of God' will face the bad boy Hector Lombard in bare-knuckle MMA at 'Gamebred Bareknuckle', in May (1st), in Miami (USA).

The fight between the powerful Cuban fighters was officially announced by Jorge Masvidal 's own organization . The duel between the veterans, who are rivals, is already highly anticipated by fans and promises to be a spectacular event, as both are aggressive and knockout-prone fighters. This will be Romero's debut alongside his longtime friend.

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Romero is coming off a controversial loss in March in Russia and is determined to do everything he can to get back on the winning track. Lombard, on the other hand, made his mark in Bellator as the middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg), and, like his opponent, has been competing in different modalities and also suffered a surprising defeat in his last fight, which took place in August.

Romero and Lombard fighters in MMA

Yoel Romero , 48, is a legend in combat sports. In his golden years in wrestling, the Cuban won the silver medal at the Sydney Olympics (AUS) in 2000, and several other prestigious titles. In MMA, 'Soldier of God' also stood out in the UFC, even competing for the interim and undisputed middleweight titles.

In this style of fighting, the veteran built a record of 16 wins, 13 by knockout, and seven losses. His main victories were over Chris Weidman , Luke Rockhold , Lyoto Machida , Ronaldo Jacaré , Thiago Marreta , and Tim Kennedy.

Hector Lombard , 48, is a veteran of combat sports, having fought in several organizations. At his peak, the Cuban was the Bellator middleweight champion and reached the UFC.

The athlete began his career in the sport in 2004 and built a record of 35 wins, ten losses, one draw, and three no contests. His main victories were over Alexander Shlemenko, Jake Shields , Nate Marquardt, and Rousimar Toquinho.

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