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Danny Segura

Yoel Romero says ‘no chance’ he’ll retire at Bellator 297, plans to fight into his 50s

Despite being one of the more senior fighters today, Yoel Romero doesn’t plan to retire any time soon.

At 46, most active MMA are retired or way past their primes. However, that’s not the case for Romero – far from it. The highly decorated Cuban wrestler is just hours away from one of the biggest fights of his career, a light heavyweight title bout against highly touted champion Vadim Nemkov.

The fight serves as the Bellator 297 main event Friday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

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