UFC 225 non title fight?

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Robert made weight tho, it still won't consider as a title defence if he wins? Is it just Yoel who won't be able to get the belt if he gets the w because he missed weight?
 
its not really a title fight if he isnt at risk of losing the belt.
 
Just a regular fight... but going to be interesting if Yoel does win.
 
Romero wins anyway. So it doesn't matter.
 
Kung Fu Tze said:
Just a regular fight... but going to be interesting if Yoel does win.
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Instant rubber rematch.

Could be the only time in MMA history that one guy fights the same opponent 3 times in a row. (Whitaker, not Romero.)
 
GearSolidMetal said:
Instant rubber rematch.

Could be the only time in MMA history that one guy fights the same opponent 3 times in a row. (Whitaker, not Romero.)
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They'd pretty much have to book the trilogy, Yoel's basically fighting to stay #1 contender. Sucks for Kelvin but then he had alot of detractors anyways.
 
JkMMA said:
Robert made weight tho, it still won't consider as a title defence if he wins? Is it just Yoel who won't be able to get the belt if he gets the w because he missed weight?
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If Robert wins he remains champion. If he loses he remains champion, but with one more loss on his record. So I don't know what the incentive would be for Yoel to fight. This is a problem. Maybe he'll just go through the motions to salvage the main event, for that extra money.
 
You can't defend a belt if your opponenet is illegible to win said belt. At least for Rockhold it was sort of a title fight because he was legible to win a vacant interim title.

Whittaker already has the "real" title (thanks a lot GSP), and will keep it if he loses.
 
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