Yoel Romero stripped of title after missing weight, bout canceled, Nickal pulled, Romero to fight Buchanan.

Bo Nickal will not fight Yoel Romero at RAF 5 after Romero missed weight by seven pounds, leading to the bout’s cancellation and Romero being stripped of the light heavyweight title, which was awarded to Nickal. Romero will now face Stephen Buchanan, while Nickal is pulled from the event. Nickal criticized the main event pairing of Colby Covington and Luke Rockhold, calling them “fake wrestlers,” and said Olympic medalists should headline. No further details on Romero’s condition were provided.