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Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker For Interim UFC Middleweight Title Set For UFC 213

May 24, 2017 | Posted by Joseph Lee

MMA Junkie reports that an interim middleweight title fight between Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker has been set for the co-main event of UFC 213. The event happens on July 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It airs on PPV after preliminary fights on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. Here’s the card so far:

Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko – for women’s bantamweight title
Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker – for interim middleweight title
Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler
Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum
Jim Miller vs. Anthony Pettis
Curtis Blaydes vs. Daniel Omielanczuk
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos