Paulo Costa, a former contender for the UFC middleweight title, recalled his fight with the Cuban Yoel Romero, which he won via unanimous decision. Costa noted that during the fight thoughts occurred to him that Romero was not human.
“Has it occurred to me that Romero is not human? Yes. When I hit him, hit him very hard, he didn’t fall. I was sure he would fall. I threw a kick and he was like, “Okay, kick it harder again.” So yes, he is different. I remember when I met him at the Battle of Eyes, his right eye seemed different. He looked like a reptile,” said the Brazilian fighter.
