Yoel Romero Calls Out Israel Adesanya, Gets Into Social Media Battle

UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya doesn’t have his first challenger lined up yet, but a fighter has thrown their name into the hat.

That challenge came from Yoel Romero, who had the following exchange with Adesanya and Paulo Costa through social media:

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#iseeyousoonboi @stylebender

— Peoples Champ (@YoelRomeroMMA) October 29, 2019

 

You guys just finding out shit we been knowing for weeks and plotting on for months! #staywoke #iseeyousoonboi @YoelRomeroMMA pic.twitter.com/UQizrmv9sa

— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 30, 2019

 

I like to do charity work in silence cuz “I too am extraordinarily humble.”
Sometimes I gotta flex for the likes ---- https://t.co/eU43i8EI7S

— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 30, 2019

 

*yawn
Same shit, different fight.
After this...”cOsTA iS tHe ReAL tESt!” -- pic.twitter.com/4Vfvi6S4Zl

— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 30, 2019

 

-- #iluhju @stylebender https://t.co/8bgIYn4wEJ

— Peoples Champ (@YoelRomeroMMA) October 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

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@stylebender just ask @danawhite for the #date @arielhelwani get me on the show to get this fight going . #seeyousoonboi #imready @ufc #signthecontract.

A post shared by Yoel Romero (@yoelromeromma) on Oct 29, 2019 at 11:40pm PDT

MMA Fighting provided the following transcript for what Romero said in the Instagram video:

“Hey Israel, why you say ‘I see you, boy’? Why you say, ‘I see you soon, boy’? No, no, no. You don’t need to say something like this. Give me the f*cking date. Give me the f*cking date. Tell Dana White the f*cking date. Alright? That’s it.”

 

 

 

 

 

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Look who wants to return from the dead’s world -- • Oh my goodness, is this man still alive ? After that beating? Unbelievable!Hauhau Look man , that funny skinny clown Will be killed by my hands . It a my promise. I ll do this very soon so stay cool and go back to your forced retirement . • ----. That’s so funny. -------------------- • • • ---- Oh meu Deus, esse cara sobreviveu? Depois daquela surra? Incrível! Hauhaua Escuta , aquele palhaço magricela engraçado será morto por mim, eu prometi isso é farei. Eu vou fazer isso em abril, esta logo ali! Então fica frio aí é volta pra sua aposentadoria forçada.

A post shared by Paulo Costa (@borrachinhamma) on Oct 30, 2019 at 2:59am PDT

It would appear that Romero could get the first crack at the new UFC Middleweight Champion, especially since Costa is out of action after getting surgery.