“No, I take the interim belt, fight for the interim belt and then I wait for Mr. Bisping.” said Romero during a recent showing on The MMA Hour. “I am not dissatisfied, I am okay. You have to have in your head that you have to go step-by-step, and my goal right now is to fight for the title and that’s what I am going for. I am going to get that title.”
So yes, he is thankful for this particular shot at the UFC interim belt he says, but he admits that a bout with Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping would taste better…
“It’s not one specific person. Now, the food would’ve probably tasted a bit better had it been against Bisping, and everybody knows why.”
Uh…
Yeah, you bet we do…
😉
And, as for his current opponent, Robert Whittaker, he was extremely respectful and gave him ‘The Reaper’ all kinds of well deserved compliments…
“He’s a great athlete, he’s doing everything that he needs to do to become a greater fighter and the worst mistake any fighter can make in front of Whittaker, is to underestimate him. He is a great athlete.”
Heh heh, I’m pretty sure Jacare agrees with that statement, seeing how his most recent encounter Whittaker went…
LATER GATOR! @RJWhittaker1990 is making his move in the middleweight division. HUGE finish. pic.twitter.com/FkVNgz0Zd3
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) April 16, 2017