Chito Vero’s inspiration and for whom he really dedicated himself to martial arts

The real battle was won Marlon Chito faith, since he started his career was his family. From a ring, where he was declared the winner on several occasions, he gave the world unforgettable scenes with his three children and his wife, whom he hugged, kissed and cried.

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And his family is his biggest motivation to give his best in every fight. Actually, his first daughter Ana Paula he was the main reason why he devoted himself professionally to martial arts, since his desire to be in the UFC had a purpose: to pay for my daughter’s treatment and surgery, suffers Moebius syndrome (congenital disease that causes non-progressive facial paralysis and changes in eye abduction of one or both eyes).

“The first thing I’m going to do when I’m in the UFC is pay for what my daughter has… I’ve never seen her smile and that’s why I’m working on this”he declared through tears at the beginning of his career.

He achieved his first victory in the UFC in 2015, and of course he dedicated the victory to his daughter, who was 5 years old at the time. “I won’t stop until I see my daughter smiling, this is just the beginning”he said after his triumph. While on Twitter, with his wife Maria Paulina Escobarran a hashtag campaign #ISmijehZaAnu.

In 2018, he fulfilled his promise to manage it. Right now Chito he is third in the world ranking of the bantam category, and his next goal is to be the title of the best in his category.

Chito faces one of his biggest challenges this Saturday, March 25, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas when he faces Cory Sandhagenin a star-studded billboard event UFC San Antonio.

With four wins in a row, Chito He is very close to getting a pass to the title fight, and to achieve that, the opponent he needs to beat will be dangerous The sand manwho has also been chasing gold for a couple of years.

At UFC San Antonio, the Ecuadorian will have his third event as stellar. You can watch the event live in Ecuador Star+, ESPN4 and UFC Fight Pass. Stars start at 6 p.m.