Ecuador’s Marlon Chito Vera will be looking to add to his fifth straight win, something that would move him closer to contention for the long-awaited UFC bantamweight title, as Manabita takes on American Cory Sandhagen, who was already a challenger for the interim title.

The fight, which brings together the numbers three and five in the rankings, was arranged for five rounds, an absolute war, according to Dana White, the president of the UFC.

The Ecuadorian (20-7-1 MMA, 14-6 UFC) arrives with four consecutive victories, the last one against American Dominick Cruz, whom he defeated by knockout.

For his part, Sandhagen (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC), coming in with a win in his last three fights, will try to surprise the manabita in order to maintain his aspirations to enter the ranking podium.

“This card is excellent from top to bottom and you can’t miss it. If they didn’t know, now they do!” said White.

Where to see ‘Chito’ Vera fight

You can watch the event live in Ecuador Star+, ESPN4 and UFC Fight Pass. Fight Nights and PPV prelims are also available on ESPN. Star billboard, only in ESPN4 per Star+ and in UFC Fight Pass.

Throughout Latin America, you can see the billboard on Star+, ESPN4 and UFC Fight Pass.

Mexico: Fox Sports (preliminary matches), Fox Sports Premium (full event) Spain: Eurosport Argentina: Fox Sports

What DirecTV channel is showing the ‘Chito’ Vera fight?

To see ‘Chito’ Vera on DirecTV, you can do so via ESPN4 on channels 624 (SD) and 1624 (HD), remember ESPN4 will only see the preliminaries and all-star fights can only be seen via StarPlus

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