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Mar 2018
1h 10m

#566 - Yoel Romero

Joey Coco Diaz
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Yoel Romero, a former olympian who won the silver medal in the 2000 Olympics as a member of Cuba's wrestling team, and current #1 contender in the UFC's Middleweight division, joins Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt LIVE in studio.

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