It’s been a while since Marlon Chito The last time Vera fought in a triple rounds in the Octagon of the UFC. there were three the main event Back-to-back fights that put the Ecuadorian at the top of the mixed martial arts scene in the United States. Knocking out Frankie Edgar in epic fashion at Madison Square Garden gave him a ticket to the company’s big events and a winning streak that put him among the bantamweight title contenders.
It’s been one year, nine months and thirteen days since Edgar was knocked out at UFC 268 by a leg kick. They passed through Vera’s hands Rob Font and two-time bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. Until he clashed with Sandhagen in March 2023. Chone’s return was scheduled for a few days against another UFC legend, Henry Cejudo, but a shoulder injury sidelined the Olympic champion, who was ultimately defeated. he was replaced by Pedro Munhoz, the tenth member ranking. Chito Vera must now justify herself in order to regain the attention of Dana White. It will be a clash between the sixth and tenth.
Colombian journalist Danny Segura, host of the program let’s talk mmabelieves his title race will be complicated if the Ecuadorian doesn’t win tonight at UFC 292 in the city of Boston.
“I don’t think that would be the end. Chito he is barely 30 years old. Cory (Sandhagen) should come (30). That’s prime, 30-32 years old, so Chito he still has one, two or three years of peak level, which means that during the first year he will not only maintain his level, but can also improve. I would say it’s not the end, but it’s complicated for him,” Segura says on his YouTube channel.
“He claims that if Sean O’Malley wins the title, even if he loses, Chito is one, two or three good wins away from a title shot if O’Malley remains champion, because that fight would be gigantic, that’s the only the immediate loss of O’Malley’s career (…) Depending on how you look at it, I think there is reason to worry, as we saw him against Sandhagen with a performance that left a lot to be desired. I hope for a better version (of Chito)”, he adds.
Chito has an ‘advantage’ in the ranking
“If they win their mutual fights this Saturday, Chito Vera and Aljamain Sterling, Danny Segura estimates that the Ecuadorian bantam could push Petr Yan, who has been defeated in his last two fights, from fifth place, against sterling and O’Malley. “And when you’re already among the top five in the world, the opportunity for the title can be given to you at any time, it’s a matter of who is practically available; in this case, looking at the scale, there are not many available. I don’t think Chito is far from a title fight if he wants to beat (Munhoz), because remember, before the loss to Sandhagen, he was the person who most deserved a championship fight in that division,” analyzed the journalist Colombian.
“If he wins, I think he’s well deserved by Pedro Munhoz Chito go back and start re-entering the conversation with the title contender. I would think so Chito he would fight two more times after this in a title fight. Already when you are in top 5 Anything can happen. I don’t think it’s crazy to think that Chito I won this one and I’m already knocking on the door again”, he concludes.
Marlon Vera has a fight record of 22-8-1 in MMA and 14-7 in the UFC, currently behind Yano (5th), Sandhagen (4th), Cejudo (3rd), O’Malley (2nd). ), Merab Dvalishvili (first) ) and absolute monarch Sterling.
Meanwhile, Munhoz (age 36), ranked 10th behind Dominick Cruz (9th), Song Yadong (8th), Font (7th) and Vera (6th), stepped into a UFC cage for the last time on April 15 and beat Chris Gutierrez by unanimous decision.
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Source: Eluniverso
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