Romero's perfect plan

[Fossor]

Yoel's and his coaches strategy and fighting IQ are incredible.
He knew Rockhold's chin and boxing are questionable on the other hand his kicks, stamina and wrestling are top notch, so he had a perfect plan:
Neutralized Rockholds kicks by checking them and taking out his lead leg in the first
While always keeping his hands up allowed Luke to become somewhat confident with his jab in the second
Stayed away from the wrestling against a bigger and less susceptible to fatigue fighter.
I think he planned to KO him early in the second and while it didn't worked, he adjusted by staying in guard and waiting till his muscles get back to normal.

Also those little things that let him rest a bit more - like being too wet and moving forward between the rounds so the referee wasted time by sending him back to fences. Some will say this is dirty, I call it a perfect plan.

That is how you win the fight Luke and not through "conceiving/believing/achieving"

 

[Robbie Corleone]

God's Plan

 

[Hazuki Ryo]

I like how he set up those punches to the legs before going for the KO

 

[Alanf7]

I like how he set up those punches to the legs before going for the KO

Yeah it actually worked. Genius.

 

[loyalyolayal]

Chael mentioned about Cuban wrestlers m.o. of feigning fatigue. Romero's been doing that throughout his UFC career. Tentative, move a lot, BOOM! HL reel KO.

 

[Leone510]

His plan started when he started cutting weight, he said when he got down to the last few which are the most hell he was going to stop since that fake belt meant nothing and be 100% while Luke almost killed himself making weight. He came out to weigh in and was not sucked in or anything it was some shyster shit. He said fuck that fake belt I will get the title shot instead for not cutting his weight. He had 6 weeks to make weight because he knew about the fight 2 weeks before it was announced, plenty of time. He snaked his way out of getting suspended for steroid use because of loop holes in the law now he has snaked his way into another title shot.

 

[P4PSHERGOAT]

His plan started when he started cutting weight, he said when he got down to the last few which are the most hell he was going to stop since that fake belt meant nothing and be 100% while Luke almost killed himself making weight. He came out to weigh in and was not sucked in or anything it was some shyster shit. He said fuck that fake belt I will get the title shot instead for not cutting his weight. He had 6 weeks to make weight because he knew about the fight 2 weeks before it was announced, plenty of time. He snaked his way out of getting suspended for steroid use because of loop holes in the law now he has snaked his way into another title shot.

The kyser soze of mma

 

[heohanwuoc]

Yoel destroyed Luke's biggest weapon which is his kick and forced Luke to go full boxing with him