The hilarious reason why Yoel Romero skipped Bellator 297 press conference

The weird face off between Vadim Nemkov (left) and Yoel Romero (TV-screen). Photo via YouTube

Yoel Romero is one of the toughest fighters alive – but he has one weakness.

That became very clear as the Cuban MMA veteran skipped the recent Bellator 297 press conference when he found out it was held 99 stories above ground in Chicago’s Willis Tower building.

”Turns out he’s not scared of much, can we agree on that,” Chael Sonnen said at the press conference. “Turns out he’s scared of heights.”

”Everybody’s got a kryptonite –  now we know what Yoel’s is.”

👀 @ChaelSonnen telling the world why @YoelRomeroMMA isn't at the press conference… #Bellator297 LIVE FRIDAY:
🇺🇸 @SHOsports at 9pm ET/6PM PT
Press Conference ▶️ https://t.co/L0h6LnX4CZ pic.twitter.com/SEktyb3oxY

— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) June 14, 2023

“He apologizes to everybody, but getting inside that building is a fight that he knows he’s not going to win,” Romero’s translator said.

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Bellator 297 fight card with Yoel Romero

Main card

The main card will be streamed by Pluto TV, starting at 02:00 CET.

• Light heavyweight title bout: Vadim Nemkov (c) vs. Yoel Romero
• Bantamweight title bout: Sergio Pettis (c) vs. Patricio Freire
• Light heavyweight bout: Corey Anderson vs. Phil Davis
• Heavyweight bout: Daniel James vs. Gokhan Saricam

Undercard

The undercard will be streamed by Pluto TV, starting at 23:00 CET.

• Welterweight bout: Kyle Crutchmer vs. Bobby Nash
• Lightweight bout: Pieter Buist vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov
• Welterweight bout: Ramazan Kuramagomedov vs. Jaleel Willis
• Light heavyweight bout: Karl Moore vs. Alex Polizzi
• Heavyweight bout: Wladmir Gouvea vs. Gabriel Sayeg
• Lightweight bout: Archie Colgan vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
• Lightweight bout: Mike Hamel vs. Shamil Nikaev
• Middleweight bout: Norbert Novenyi Jr. vs. Kamil Oniszczuk
• Featherweight bout: Timur Khizriev vs. Richie Smullen
• Middleweight bout: Jordan Newman vs. Matthew Perry
• Featherweight bout: Edwin Chavez vs. Cody Law

* Bout order and number of fights can change.

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