Yoel Romero had a zinger of a return for Daniel Cormier, and this one spades

It is common knowledge that Yoel Romero knows his way around a pickaxe and a flying knee. After being a heavyweight and light heavyweight champion of the UFC, Daniel Cormier has swept Romero's appeal in his comments on "UFC Tonight," the recent middleweight challenger coming back on Twitter . And honestly?

You may remember that it started with Romero (13-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) congratulating Cormier (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) for his victory over Stipe Miocic (18-3 MMA) , 12-3 UFC) to UFC 226, then begging via Twitter to "give people what they want to see" in a light weight fight with Romero when the UFC returns to New York in November.

Cormier did not been impressed.

"Here's the case: I've never fought against Yoel Romero would have served me," said Cormier. "He is one of the great wrestlers of all time, but you do not miss a class and then you go from one level to the other. "

Solid answer, no? Romero just lost a split decision with UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker to the UFC 225, so how will he turn around and ask for a title shot in the next division?

Plus, all the trick "fail a class" is quite in line with the l & # 39; 39, coach of Cormier, schtick, where he frames the world of caged fighting in terms of school sports.

But on Thursday, Romero replied (via Twitter ):

OK, First of all, this one pique.Romero points out that Cormier was found in a title fight, even after being eliminated by Jon Jones at UFC 214. So, if Cormier can do it, why not Romero? 19659002] Of course, there are extenuating circumstances at work here. Cormier's second loss to Jones was canceled after it was revealed that Jones had tested positive for turinabol. So, Cormier had to fight for a next title, because the non-contest at UFC 214 meant that he was still technically champion. He did not get a title shot; he defended the belt that was technically his.

But hey, these are just shades. This is a factual context, which does not always count much on Twitter, especially with regard to combat beefs. You know that Romero is not about to get noticed that this is not exactly a comparison between apples, right?

Up to now, there has been no response from Cormier, but the champion is not usually a competitor. push his buttons and walk without a counter.

And if you are Romero, you are probably hoping that the conversation will continue long enough to sow the seed in the minds of fans and executives of the UFC. 19659002] For complete coverage of UFC 226, see the UFC Events section of the site.

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