Over the past couple of years, middleweight has seen something of an exodus from the elite ranks of the division. Thiago Santos, Anthony Smith, Luke Rockhold, and Chris Weidman have all decided that their late career fighting future lies at light heavyweight. Alongside those men, one of the names often brought up as a potential next fighter to make the jump has been recent title contender Yoel Romero.
The former Olympian started his MMA career at 205, before dropping to middleweight for his UFC debut back in 2013. Now 42 - and somehow still apparently in his physical prime - it only seems natural that he may want to get away from the stress of cutting weight.