Marlon Chito This Saturday, August 19, Vera vindicated himself in the UFC bantamweight division by defeating Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision in the fight that opened the main card of the UFC 292 night, in the city of Boston.

The Ecuadorian star left TD Garden with his arm raised, showing no sign of being hurt by his Brazilian opponent.

Vera worked with great freshness and comfort in her second fight of 2023. True to her style, she started the bout measured, calculated, analytical, until she saw the moment to throw away the jab, her most effective tool tonight.

Munhoz’s face was bruised, with a cut under his right eye and a swollen nose.

In the first round, Munhoz starts with kicks to the legs, Chito follows up with a strong kick and a kick to the head. The round develops with the exchange of leg combinations. The Brazilian throws his fists, Chito waits for a counter and is threatened with a knee to the head.

The corner of the Ecuadorian, with Jason Parilla at the helm, was satisfied.

In a second lap fists and blows were exchanged. Munhoz lands louder punches, Chito is cautious but lands more powerful punches and tries to surprise with a kick to the head. The episode closes explosively with both of them proposing to theirs striking.

Parillo tells him he’s doing a job he loves, but orders him to define the lawsuit.

Chito lands a powerful right to the face of the Brazilian, who counters with a combination that goes to the head of the Ecuadorian. Both keep fighting on the feet with striking and the blows go with the venom until the bell rings.

Cards 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 were issued unanimously in favor of the athlete from Chone, who improves his professional record to 21-8-1 in MMA, 15-7 in UFC.

With the result, Marlon Vera is coming back from a split decision loss to Cory Sandhagen at UFC San Antonio last March. The next opponent of the tricolor could be American Sean O’Malley.