Jeff Cobb Recalls Wrestling Yoel Romero At the 2004 Summer Olympics

Jeff Cobb is a former Olympic amateur wrestler and faced UFC alum Yoel Romero, something he recently reflected on. The WWE alumnus competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for Guam, competing in the men’s light heavyweight freestyle category and also serving as the country’s flagbearer for the opening ceremony.

Cobb spoke a little bit about his experience facing Romero at the Games during his appearance on Insight With Chris Van Vliet. He noted that it doesn’t get talked about as much because he wasn’t competing for the US, and talked about his initial reaction to facing Romero. You can see highlights below:

On Wrestling At The 2004 Olympics:

“Yeah, many moons ago, though.”

On People Not Talking About His Olympic Experience:

“Yeah, because I didn’t wrestle for the United States, so that’s probably why… Yeah, I was also a flag bearer.”

On Wrestling Yoel Romero:

“Yeah, he’s awesome. I think he’s one of those T-1000s because whenever I wrestled him, someone said he was like 45. I was like, no way, he can’t be 45. But I think he was in his late 20s, early 30s, and he was just so jacked. At the time, I was wrestling at the 84-kilogram class, which is 184.6, I believe. This dude does not look 184 pounds. He was just jacked and solid, and he was like six-one. Are you sure there’s weight classes here? Then, flash forward, he’s in his 40s, fighting in the UFC, beating people up, insane.”