Yoel Romero: Ex-UFC star goes viral for lifting his opponent like he weighed nothing

Former UFC star Yoel Romero has gone viral after a video emerged of him picking up one of his opponents like he weighed nothing before effortlessly tossing him to the floor.

The “Soldier of God” is most commonly known for his time spent competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but before he made it to the big leagues he was forced to make a name for himself fighting on much smaller shows across Europe.

And it wasn’t long before people started to take notice of Romero – as he demonstrated the perfect use of the ankle pick technique against his opponent Michal Fijalka at IFF: ‘The Eternal Struggle’ in Poland back in October 2010.

In one swift move, Romero picked up Fijalka by his ankle like a ragdoll before throwing him to the ground without so much as breaking a sweat.

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It was only Romero’s second MMA fight, but after his incredible show of insane strength and athleticism, it was obvious then that he was destined for greater things.

And journalist Ben Fowlkes still can’t get over Romero’s execution of this insane move.

Check out the video below…

Yoel Romero fights this week and that’s all the excuse I need to post my all-time favorite MMA ankle pick. pic.twitter.com/utrEj55C3u

The American MMA writer posted a video of Romero performing the move on Twitter, writing: “Yoel Romero fights this week and that’s all the excuse I need to post my all-time favourite MMA ankle pick.”

Romero, 45, will make his return to the cage in a few days’ time.

The Olympic silver medallist hasn’t set foot inside the cage since beating Alex Polizzi via technical knockout back in May.

But the 45-year-old will be back in action when he