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Mike Bohn

Yoel Romero released from UFC contract after nearly seven years with promotion

Perennial middleweight contender Yoel Romero is no longer on the UFC roster.

Romero (13-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC), a three-time UFC title challenger, has been released from his UFC contract, MMA Junkie verified with his manager, Malki Kawa, on Friday following an initial report from ESPN.

“The Solider of God,” who most recently came up short in a unanimous decision to middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 248 in March, still had three fights remaining on his contract at the time of his released.

Kawa did not reveal details on why the two sides parted ways.

More on this shortly.

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