UFC 225 live blog: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

This is the UFC 225 live blog for Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2, a middleweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the United Center in Chicago.
The bout was originally scheduled to be a title defense for Whittaker, but Romero failed to make the championship weight limit of 185 pounds and he will not be competing for a belt.
Whittaker defeated Romero by unanimous decision at UFC 213 last July to win an interim title, which was later promoted to undisputed status. The two will face