Cormier might consider returning to the wrestling mat, he
doesn’t want to face Yoel
Romero.
With a lot of
UFC veterans recently competing in Real American Freestyle
wrestling, Cormier also opened up on the possibility of returning
to wrestling competition. Cormier would consider wrestling his
archenemy, Jon Jones.
However, “DC” doesn’t want to fight former UFC middleweight title
challenger Romero. Cormier is in awe of Romero, who continues to be
active at the age of 49.
“I wouldn’t wrestle Yoel Romero bro, he is still good, he’s like
insanely good,” Cormier said on the “Weighing In” podcast. “I’d
wrestle Jon Jones.”
Yoel Romero
is not real pic.twitter.com/tYEC0dF9EK— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
December 21, 2025
Still Going Strong
Romero (16-7) parted ways with the UFC following a failed
middleweight title bid against Israel
Adesanya in 2020. “Soldier of God” subsequently signed with
Bellator
MMA, where he unsuccessfully challenged Vadim
Nemkov for the light heavyweight title. Romero has recently
been active at Dirty Boxing and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
where he has picked up three combined knockout wins.
Romero recently became the RAF interim light heavyweight champion
with a technical fall win over former NCAA All-American wrestler
Pat
Downey. Romero further awed fans by celebrating the win with a
cartwheel and backflip. Downey ranks Romero amont his Top 3
toughest opponents and says that wrestling the Cuban felt like
wrestling a block of marble.
Daniel
Cormier is open to wrestling Jon Jones but
not Yoel
Romero 😂🤼♂️“I wouldn’t wrestle Yoel Romero
bro he is still good man he’s like insanely good. I’d wrestle
Jon
Jones.” 😭🤣Via: @WeighingIn
pic.twitter.com/8Mm0svhlC1— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
December 29, 2025