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MMA Junkie (USA Today), MMA Fighting and ESPN KnockOut, the most notorious US media outlets during UFC 268 undercard week in New York covering Marlon’s source Chito Vera reacted to the Ecuadorian’s impressive front-kick knockout victory over Frankie Edgar last Saturday.

“Marlon Vera regained the attention of UFC top brass and MMA fans around the world when he defeated former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar on Saturday at Madison Square Garden,” says John Morgan’s report for MMA Junkie, the mixed martial arts section of the USA Today, regarding the triumph of Chito.

Morgan, who took the front row in the press room of the MSG Media Center, writes that Vera continued her rise up the bantamweight ladder after finishing Edgar (24-9-1 MMA, 18-9-1 UFC) with a TKO from a front kick to the face in the third round of the main card at UFC 268.

Additionally, the reporter asked the tricolor about the feelings of winning at MSG.

“It was a nice feeling. I came into this fight week with a different feeling. He had a strange energy. I woke up feeling really good. I had a soft weight cut. It’s hard to lose that much weight, but it’s a dream come true to fight at MSG, to win there in the fight before the co-feature event. What more can I ask for? ”Chito replied.

The publication of MMA Junkie It also accounts for the verbal crossover between Vera and Edgar at the end of the second round that caused the referee to intervene.

“When the referee stepped between them to signal the end of the round, Edgar and Vera’s jaws dropped. That’s when Vera wagged her middle finger at Edgar, which confused UFC commentators Jon Anik, Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier, ”the post from MMA Junkie.

To which Vera referred: “We stare at each other. In my mind I say: ‘If two men in a fight stare at each other, and one looks at the floor or kind of evades eye contact, they mentally break down. I let him know that I was there to hurt him, to finish him off. I know it is a sport, I know there are fans at home who may not like those things, but we are fighting for a lot, fighting for money, to advance in the rankings, and the stakes are high; then you have to use all the weapons you can ”.

In the best Anderson Silva style

With a team divided in two because in Las Vegas Canelo Álvarez and Caleb Plant met on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (Nevada), ESPN KnockOut was represented by Gastón Reyno and Andrés Bermúdez, who followed Marlon from Wednesday on Media Day Chito Vera and Frankie Edgar, and at the end of the UFC 268 card, congratulated the Ecuadorian and took a picture with him at Madison Square Garden.

“Celebrate all of Ecuador! Chito Vera won by KO. In the best style Anderson Silva (UFC legend), the Ecuadorian connected a front kick that left Frankie Edgar with no answers, ”reads the ESPN page in Spanish.

Additionally, the Twitter account ESPN KnockOut revealed that the purse Vera took for the performance bonus on Saturday night is $ 50,000.

“Chito Vera shone at # UFC268; Who would you like to see him against soon? “, Reads another post.

‘Edgar wins without objection’

Following Friday’s workday with the ceremonial weigh-in for UFC 268 at MSG’s Hulu Theater, accredited journalists were invited to a media meeting at Jack Demsey’s Bar. There THE UNIVERSE talked with him staff from MMA Fighting about who could be the winner of the match between Marlon Vera and Frankie Edgar.

José Youngs, editor and interviewer for that page, preferred not to share his forecast, but revealed that he would like to see Chito Vera victorious. While Eric Jackman, director of social media at MMA Fighting, stated that Edgar would be the winner of the night without objection.

This Monday the program The MMA Hour from MMA Fighting, hosted by Ariel Helwani has invited Rose Namajunas, Max Holloway, Ian Garry and Marlon Vera to talk about last Saturday’s fights. The announced time for the interview with Chito, in which he has been scheduled to talk about his “memorable knockout of Frankie Edgar at UFC 268 and more” is 2:45 pm local (2:45 pm Ecuador).

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