The event will begin this Saturday, November 6 from 5:00 p.m. with the preliminary fights and at 9:00 p.m. the stellar matches.
The Ecuadorian Marlon Chito Vera will return to the east octagon Saturday, November 6 to face the American Frankie Edgar, in a fight to be held at MSG Madison Square Garden in New York, for the evening of UFC 268.
The combat between the two fighters of mixed martial arts belongs to the bantamweight division of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) and will be one of the five most important fights of the night, scheduled in the main card of the event.
The showdown is presented for Chito Look like one great opportunity to make the leap to top 10 of ranking weighing 135 pounds for the first time in his career and pursuing his division title aspirations. To do this, he must defeat the experienced Edgar.
Frankie is currently ranked eighth in the ranking of the bantamweight division and was a lightweight champion on one occasion. But in his last six fights he has earned only two wins, against Pedro Munhoz and Cub Swanson, in August 2020 and April 2018, in that order.
In his last fight, on February 6, He fell defeated by a flying knee Promoted by his compatriot Cory Sandhagen, who knocked out Edgar 28 seconds into the fight.
For its part, Vera is in the thirteenth position of the ladder of the fifteen best and rose with a triumph against English Davey Grant in his last presentation in the UFC cage on June 19 at UFC Vegas 29 soiree.
However, the one born in Chone, Manabí, lost his only two bouts against top 10 fighters he has faced: in 2020 he lost against the Brazilian José Aldo, former featherweight champion, and in 2017 against the also Brazilian John Lineker who at that time was fifth of the ranking; both by unanimous decision.
The Ecuadorian will face his eighteenth fight in the UFC, maintaining a record of 11-6. Meanwhile, Edgar will rise to the Octagon for the twenty-ninth time, in which he has achieved a record of 18-9-1.
Stellar battles
The most important fight will be headed by Kamaru Usman with the American Colby Covington, in which the Nigerian will expose the UFC welterweight belt for the second time. In co-star Rose Namajunas she will have a second fight against China’s Weili Zhang at strawweight.
In addition, Justin Gaethje will meet Michael Chandler at the lightweight division and Shane Burgos will do the same with Billy Quarantillo at featherweight. The opening of the stellar program will be in charge of Vera and Edgar in a duel of the rooster category.
The confrontation between Chito Vera and Frankie Edgar will be the first on the card, which is scheduled to start at 9:00 p.m. (Ecuador time).
Channels to watch the UFC 268 event, in which Marlon will fight Chito Vera and Frankie Edgar:
The preliminary fight is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and will be broadcast on ESPN 2 for Ecuador and all of Latin America. While the main event is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. and will be broadcast exclusively by Star + for Ecuador and all of Latin America.
preliminary event
Stellar event
Schedules to see the event UFC 268, in which Marlon will fight Chito Vera and Frankie Edgar:
preliminary event
- Ecuador, Peru and Colombia: 17:00.
- Bolivia and Venezuela: 18:00.
- Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile: 19:00.
- United States (New York and Miami): 18:00.
- United States (Los Angeles): 15:00.
- Spain: 00:00.
Stellar event
- Ecuador, Peru and Colombia: 21:00.
- Bolivia and Venezuela: 22:00.
- Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile: 23:00.
- United States (New York and Miami): 22:00.
- United States (Los Angeles): 19:00.
- Spain: 04:00.
UFC 268 Billboard
Early preliminary billboard
- Fly Weight – Ode Osbourne Vs. CJ Vergara.
- Lightweight – Melsik Baghdasaryan Vs. Bruno Souza.
- Peso semipesado – John Allan vs. Dustin Jacoby.
- Heavyweight – Chris Barnett vs. Gian Villante.
Preliminary billboard
- Peso wélter – Ian Garry vs. Jordan Williams.
- Middleweight – Nassourdine Imavov vs. Edmen Shahbazyan.
- Peso medio – Chris Curtis vs. Phil Hawes.
- Lightweight – Bobby Green vs. Al Iaquinta.
- Middleweight – Andreas Michailidis vs. Alex Pereira.
Stellar Billboard
- Bantamweight – Frankie Edgar vs. Marlon Vera.
- Featherweight – Shane Burgos vs. Billy Quarantillo.
- Peso ligero – Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje.
- Peso paja femenino-Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili.
- Peso wélter – Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington.
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