Yoel Romero Reportedly Awarded $27 Million in Lawsuit Against Supplement Company

Yoel Romero might not need to fight in the UFC ever again if he doesn’t want to do so.

According to Romero’s manager, Abraham Kawa, the fighter was awarded $27.45 million in New Jersey court for his lawsuit against Gold Star Performance Products. Romero filed suit against the company after a tainted supplement resulted in a failed USADA drug test for the UFC middleweight. Kawa revealed the news via message on "Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show" on Tuesday.

Romero was represented by attorney Howard Jacobs in the case. “The Soldier of God” received $3 million apiece for lost wages, reputable harm and emotional damage, and that total was then tripled under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, according to Kawa.

"The money is second to clearing [Romero's] name," Kawa wrote on Twitter.

Romero tested positive for ibutamoren in an out-of-competition sample provided to USADA on Dec. 16, 2015. According to the complaint, Romero ingested the substance after using the supplement Shred Rx, which he “reaffirmed the product use with his colleagues, and read the label.” After USADA determined Romero had used a contaminated supplement, he was handed a reduced six-month suspension.

God is always good #iseeyousoonboi thank you @Abraham_kawa @FirstRoundMgmt @malkikawa @athleteslawyer #iluhju

— Peoples Champ (@YoelRomeroMMA) May 28, 2019

Romero is currently scheduled to face Paulo Henrique Costa at UFC 241 on Aug. 17 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.