UFC 213 Results: Romero vs. Whittaker
Robert Whittaker won the interim middleweight championship against Yoel Romero at UFC 213 on July 8, 2017. The T-Mobile Arena event in Las Vegas closed International Fight Week with a demanding five-round main event and a heavyweight trilogy bout.
View the official UFC 213 event archive on UFC.com.
Whittaker fights through an injured knee
The interim championship bout moved into the headlining position after Amanda Nunes withdrew from her scheduled defense against Valentina Shevchenko. Whittaker and Romero therefore carried the final fight of the evening, with both seeking their first UFC title.
An early knee injury complicated Whittaker’s task against Romero’s wrestling and explosive attacks. Whittaker nevertheless maintained his offense over the later rounds and won a unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 48–47.
The victory gave Whittaker the interim belt while Michael Bisping remained the undisputed champion. It was a five-round achievement built on recovery, endurance and effective adjustments, rather than the kind of sudden finish either fighter had demonstrated in earlier appearances.
Overeem wins the third meeting with Werdum
Alistair Overeem defeated Fabricio Werdum by majority decision in their heavyweight rubber match. The result followed two earlier meetings split between the rivals, and this time the contest went the full three rounds.
Curtis Blaydes also won a heavyweight decision, defeating Daniel Omielanczuk unanimously. Anthony Pettis returned to lightweight and outpointed Jim Miller, while Rob Font submitted Douglas Silva de Andrade with a second-round guillotine to supply the main card’s only stoppage.
Oleinik and Santos lead the preliminary finishes
Aleksei Oleinik submitted Travis Browne with a second-round neck crank. Chad Laprise stopped Brian Camozzi in the third round, and Thiago Santos defeated Gerald Meerschaert by second-round TKO.
Belal Muhammad won a decision over Jordan Mein. UFC newcomers Cody Stamann and Trevin Giles also began successfully: Stamann outpointed Terrion Ware and Giles knocked out James Bochnovic. Those undercard results completed an eleven-fight event whose championship story belonged to Whittaker.
Complete UFC 213 results
- Robert Whittaker defeated Yoel Romero — unanimous decision, R5, 5:00; interim middleweight title.
- Alistair Overeem defeated Fabricio Werdum — majority decision, R3, 5:00.
- Curtis Blaydes defeated Daniel Omielanczuk — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
- Anthony Pettis defeated Jim Miller — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
- Rob Font defeated Douglas Silva de Andrade — submission (guillotine choke), R2, 4:36.
- Aleksei Oleinik defeated Travis Browne — submission (neck crank), R2, 3:44.
- Chad Laprise defeated Brian Camozzi — TKO (punches and elbows), R3, 1:27.
- Thiago Santos defeated Gerald Meerschaert — TKO (punches), R2, 2:04.
- Belal Muhammad defeated Jordan Mein — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
- Cody Stamann defeated Terrion Ware — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
- Trevin Giles defeated James Bochnovic — KO (punch), R2, 2:54.
Sources
UFC 213 official fight reports; Event results record.
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