The Ecuadorian bantamweight hit the envelope on November 6 in New York when he defeated local Frankie Edgar via knockout.
The first big step to fulfill his dream: the Ecuadorian Marlon Chito Vera entered the top 10 of ranking of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) bantamweight category by climbing to eighth place, according to the recent update of the athlete rankings.
Chito He climbed three steps, from eleventh to eighth, and was behind former division champion Dominick Cruz, whom he challenged again to a duel in 2022 last Saturday.
The Ecuadorian bantamweight hit the envelope on November 6 in New York when he defeated local Frankie Edgar, former lightweight champion, via knockout.
That victory at Madison Square Garden allowed Vera to place herself one step away from the top 10. It was not until the third week of December that he achieved his mission after two important clashes that took place in Las Vegas in the framework of UFC 269: Dominic Cruz defeated Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision and Sean O’Malley defeated by KO to Raulian Paiva.
The ranking update places former champion Cruz in seventh place, ahead of Vera, while O’Malley remains in thirteenth place.
There were no changes at the top: Petr Yan is interim champion, TJ Dillashaw is second, José Aldo appears in an important third box, Cory Sandhagen is fourth, Rob Font is fifth and Merab Dvalishvili is sixth. The reigning bantamweight champion is Aljamain Sterling. (D)
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