Robert Whittaker solidified his status as the best middleweight in the world Saturday when he defeated Yoel Romero in in the UFC 225 headliner.
After Romero (13-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) missed weight and turned the fight into a non-title affair, 185-pound champ Whittaker (20-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defeated “The Solider of God” for a second consecutive time with the split-decision victory in the pay-per-view main event at United Center in Chicago.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Whittaker’s title defense against Romero at UFC 225.
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It's time for the main event of #UFC225! Who wins the rematch between @RobWhittakerMMA and @YoelRomeroMMA?!?
Full play-by-play: https://t.co/9OhIyobcgd pic.twitter.com/shxR9c3htm
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) June 10, 2018
Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero is the 50th five-round rematch in UFC history. To date, the fighter who wins the first bout is 37-10 (2 draws) in the rematch. #UFC225
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) June 10, 2018
#UFC225 Middleweight Title Closing Betting Odds: Robert Whittaker (-285) vs. Yoel Romero (+245) – #UFCChicago 💵 @FS1 @ufc @Jon_Anik @joerogan @jimmysmithmma @MMAOddsBreaker
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) June 10, 2018
Rob landing early… Yoel very patient…
— Elvis Sinosic (@ElvisSinosic) June 10, 2018
Yoel is looking HUGE!!
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 10, 2018
Yoels already gassed
— Belal muhammad (@bullyb170) June 10, 2018
Are those velvet shorts? #Ufc225
— Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) June 10, 2018
I got Whittaker, but, man, Romero has shown he can explode and end it with a single shot. On the edge of my seat!!! #ufc225 pic.twitter.com/HJshyxfeiY
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) June 10, 2018
Romero with the bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off for him! #ufc225
— Sean O'Connell (@realOCsports) June 10, 2018
If that @YoelRomeroMMA spinning back fist landed…. oh my 🙀@Ufc #spinningheads
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) June 10, 2018
Interesting that Yoel has stayed orthodox
— Brandon Gibson (@SixGunGibson) June 10, 2018
Man all I can say is.. ON POINT!!
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 10, 2018
Whittaker is damn good. #UFC225
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) June 10, 2018
It looks like Romeros eye is about to give birth to a baby. #UFC225
— Gerald Harris (@GHurricane) June 10, 2018
Yoel going orthodox and not throwing much. Weird as hell.
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) June 10, 2018
3rd Romero is a scary dude
— Brandon Gibson (@SixGunGibson) June 10, 2018
A Yoel Romero fight can escalate so quickly…
— Rex Highwalker (@HighwalkerMMA) June 10, 2018
Holy fuuuuucking shit @ufc
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) June 10, 2018
Yoel down 2 rds then comes out blazing rd 3. Rocks Whittaker but now looks like Yoel has fully emptied the tank with 3min left in the rd #ufc225
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) June 10, 2018
@robwhittakermma is my favorite UFC fighter right now.
— Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) June 10, 2018
My god this is a good round. @ufc #ufc225
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) June 10, 2018
Whittaker needs to just press now. Yoel is tired
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) June 10, 2018
Sweet baby Jesus. This is incredible.
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) June 10, 2018
This fight is fucking crazy!
— Erik Jon Koch (@NEWBREED04) June 10, 2018
Bobby Knuckles is the man! Love watching Whittaker fight #UFC225live
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) June 10, 2018
What a war!! @UFC
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 10, 2018
They are gassed. #ufc225
— Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) June 10, 2018
Dope round! This fight is fire!!!! #Ufc225
— Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) June 10, 2018
Legit heel to the nuts but Yoel is going to take his time for sure to get his breath back. #veteranmove
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) June 10, 2018
If I'm Yoel, I take the full five minutes. #ufc225 pic.twitter.com/eTG3desED0
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) June 10, 2018
2-2?
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) June 10, 2018
Why is Yoel fighting orthodox the whole fight? I don't understand he's a natural southpaw
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 10, 2018
Whittaker winning rd 4 right until the last 30s when Yoel connects wih some seriously hard shots. Still probably 3-1 Whittaker #ufc225
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) June 10, 2018
WOOOAAHH!!!#UFC225 pic.twitter.com/mlJGTaOL3w
— UFC Aus/New Zealand (@UFC_AUSNZ) June 10, 2018
This fight was worth buying 💥💥 #ufc225
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) June 10, 2018
Holy shit this is amazing. So much heart. So much skill.
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) June 10, 2018
This fight is ALL HEART ❤️ a real honor to witness. @robwhittakermma @YoelRomeroMMA @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) June 10, 2018
Incredible fight!!
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) June 10, 2018
Yikes! This fight! Might be a draw here folks. And I wouldn’t be mad at that. Amazing fight between two studs in Whitaker & Romero. #UFC225
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 10, 2018
Fight of the year. #UFC225Live
— Todd Duffee (@ToddDuffee) June 10, 2018
HEART OF A CHAMPION. @RobWhittakerMMA #UFC225 pic.twitter.com/vvTDKbYubf
— UFC (@ufc) June 10, 2018
Damn!!! Judges
— Will Harris (@TheeWillHarris) June 10, 2018
No way. @YoelRomeroMMA won that fight!
— Roan Jucao (@jucao) June 10, 2018
Amazing fight @robwhittakermma . True heart and grit along with all that talent. #UFC
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) June 10, 2018
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Robert Whittaker, 9#UFC225— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) June 10, 2018
Rematch my ass…missed weight and lost twice!! #ufc225
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) June 10, 2018
Yoel won that fight brother @dc_mma
— TyroneSpong (@Tyrone_spong) June 10, 2018
UFC 225 results: Robert Whittaker dropped multiple times but outlasts Yoel Romero in non-title affair https://t.co/DfbxnyL9e3
— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) June 10, 2018
For complete coverage of UFC 225, check out the UFC Events section of the site.