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Yoel Romero bounced back after his loss to Robert Whittaker by knocking out Luke Rockhold in the third round.

Back in July 2017, Yoel Romero missed out on interim middleweight gold when he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Robert Whittaker at UFC 213. On Saturday night at UFC 221 in Perth, Romero rebounded with a third round knockout over Luke Rockhold.

What was the high point of the fight?

A big unknown going into the fight was who would have the advantage if it hit the mat. Rockhold has a very active submission game, but Romero has never even attempted a submission during his time in the UFC, instead seeking heavy ground and pound to finish the fight.