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Yoel Romero

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Yoel Romero Palacio (born April 30, 1977) is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division. Romero formerly competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a challenger for the UFC Middleweight Championship, in Bellator MMA where he was a challenger for the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship, and in Strikeforce. As a freestyle wrestler, Romero competed at 85 kilograms, where he was the 1999 World Champion (five-time medalist at the World Championships), the 2000 Olympic Silver medalist, a three-time World Cup winner (six-time medalist), the 2003 Pan American Games Gold medalist (bronze medalist in 1999) and a five-time Pan American Champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoel Romero is the 30th most popular martial arts (up from 78th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Cuba (up from 159th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Yoel Romero ranks 30 out of 179. Before him are Motobu Chōki, Higaonna Kanryō, Billy Blanks, Koichi Tohei, Alex Pereira, and Frank Dux. After him are Khamzat Chimaev, Morihiro Saito, Benny Urquidez, Semmy Schilt, Hidetaka Nishiyama, and Nate Diaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Yoel Romero ranks 68. Before him are Marek Jankulovski, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Willy Sagnol, Edward Furlong, and Tetsuya Nishiwaki. After him are Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Joe Hahn, Jeezy, Andreas Kaplan, James Wan, and Maniche.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Yoel Romero ranks 81 out of 300. Before him are Frank País (1934), Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Félix Rodríguez (1941), Laurel Aitken (1927), and José Miró Cardona (1902). After him are Ana Mendieta (1948), Pablo Milanés (1943), Ninón Sevilla (1929), Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Félix Savón (1967), and Alberto Bayo (1892).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Cuba

Among martial arts born in Cuba, Yoel Romero ranks 1. After him are Héctor Lombard (1978), Legna Verdecia (1972), and Ángel Matos (1976).

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