The 10 best UFC moments of 2018 so far

#6: Whittaker vs. Romero delivers in spades

Yoel Romero's rematch with Robert Whittaker was one of 2018's best fights

When Robert Whittaker fought Yoel Romero for the Interim Middleweight title back in July 2017, it proved to be one of the best fights of the year, and ended with Whittaker edging a decision to claim the title. Few people expected a rematch just a year later, but that’s what happened – and somehow, the fight was even better than the first.

Whittaker wasn’t meant to fight Romero – initially, he’d been matched with Luke Rockhold, but when he caught a bad staph infection, Romero stepped in and knocked Rockhold right out of contention. Suddenly, the rematch was on.

At UFC 225, the Aussie and the Cuban went to war – hammering each other with everything they had for five straight rounds, with Whittaker doing more cumulative damage with his leg kicks and jabs but Romero having the bigger moments in the fight, knocking Whittaker down in the 3rd and 5th rounds and having him on the verge of a TKO loss.

In the end, the decision went to Whittaker – but it could’ve gone either way. One thing was for definite, though – the fight was one of the best of 2018 thus far. And the best part? Nobody would bet against a third fight coming sometime in the future, such is the quality of both men inside the cage.