The Ecuadorian, who remains thirteenth in the rankings, took the performance bonus of the night thanks to his epic KO at Madison Square Garden.
A front kick (front kick) allowed Marlon on Saturday Chito Vera got her first karat victory in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) company after beating American Frankie Edgar by knockout in minute 3 50 seconds of the third round.
The Ecuadorian confirmed his evolution and rise in the bantamweight division by defeating the eighth-ranked and former lightweight champion in the main event of the UFC 268 card that took place in a crowded MSG Madison Square Garden in New York.
Chito Vera came to this evening as underdog, although the sportsbooks in the United States had previously placed him as a favorite against the veteran fighter from New Jersey.
Chito -In addition- he took a bonus for the performance of the night thanks to his epic KO, and in the next few days it will be known if after the update of the ranking would finally square within the top 10.
“I’m on the rise. This fight, you basically beat number eight, you are number eight, I take his place. You have to see what is available; obviously I like to ask for specific fights … Let’s see what happens, one step at a time and without pressing too much, focus on something and try to do it, “Vera told EL UNIVERSO at the press conference.
Vera also indicated that he is happy after the victory at UFC 268, but stresses that “there is always something to improve, there is always something you can change in your game, there is always something to advance.” “I don’t have that mentality of settling for things. It is true that I won the best event there could be, it is MSG, it is the biggest there is, but that has already happened. In other words, in my mind I am not going to live on that memory ”.
In relation to combat, the Manabí man acknowledged that in the first round He was below Edgar. But “I was below doing a lot of damage,” he added.
With this result Marlon Vera (20-7-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) added his second win in a row and set a new record for the most wins by stoppage in UFC bantamweight history with nine, while Edgar (24 -10-1 MMA, 18-10-1 UFC) dropped to 1-2 since dropping to 135 pounds in August 2020.
“I am going to fly the flag of Ecuador wherever the UFC puts me,” he reaffirmed. Chito with a view to a possible rematch with Brazilian José Aldo (fifth in the ranking) or a challenge with Dominick Cruz (eleventh). (D)
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