47-year-old Yoel Romero's physique at Dirty Boxing debut leaves fans mind-boggled: "Borderline a different species"

Yoel Romero's Dirty Boxing debut was punctuated by a crushing first-round knockout win on his behalf. However, what has truly gained the attention of fans is Romero's physique, which looked as hulking as ever in the ring. While Romero has always been heavily muscled, he has shown no signs of physical decline.

This observation left many astonished, especially given that Romero is 47 years old: a point at which many athletes experience the physical drawbacks of aging. This drew the attention of fans on Reddit, who were unified in their astonishment of Romero's well-muscled physique.

Check out Yoel Romero's Dirty Boxing win:

47 year old Yoel Romeo looks like this… byu/Society-Practical inufc

It was one of the highest-profile bouts on Mike Perry's promotion, and Romero's knockout of his opponent Duane Crespo is deserving of its own praise. Fans, however, could not help but applaud Romero.

One fan even compared Romero's physique to that of professional wrestling legend and Hollywood star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.

"Whose piss would melt a cup faster? The Rock or Yoel Romero's?"

Others implied that Romero was abusing performance-enhancing drugs.

"... to the gills."

Another fan, though, was quick to point out how impressive Romero's genetics must be to still sport such a physique, regardless of possible PED use.

"Sauce or not, that motherf**ker is in the top 0.001% of the gene pool. Borderline a different species."

The speculation surrounding possible PED usage continued.

"Dude is roided to the gills fighting underground."

A collage of fan reactions can be seen below:

Fan reactions to Romero's latest physique revelation

While Romero ultimately failed to find championship success in the UFC, he has revived his career at Bellator, and now the Dirty Boxing Championship

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Yoel Romero's Dirty Boxing opponent was a slap-fighter

Yoel Romero's Dirty Boxing debut didn't come against a fellow elite-level fighter. Instead, it came against MMA and boxing washout Duane Crespo, who tasted defeat in all of his combat sports endeavors until finding Power Slap.

As a slap-fighter, he went 6-2 in his eight outings before a return to traditional combat sports ended in disaster, with Romero knocking him out with supreme ease.