Five names of contenders have the Ecuadorian bantamweight in mind for their first matchup of 2022.
Marlon Vera was invited by the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization to the UFC 270 event, which took place last Saturday in Anaheim, California. The Ecuadorian bantamweight, recognized a few years ago as a personality within the UFC squad, was seen on the stage of the Honda Center arena following the card and the fight of his compatriot Michael Morales Hurtado, who successfully debuted in the company by winning by first-round knockout of American Trevin Giles. function finished, Chito talked with ESPN regarding the combat that he longs to agree on for his first presentation of 2022.
“I would like to fight as soon as possible and with anyone in the top 5, someone from the eighth place and up, whoever comes. (Rob) Font, Merab (Dvalishvili), Cory (Sandhagen); (José) Aldo, the rematch, it would be incredible; (Dominick) Cross; whoever it is, ”said the manabita.
If we stick to the position in the ranking Vera’s Dominick Cruz could be seen as the next contender for the Ecuadorian 135-pounder. Chito he defeated former lightweight division champion Frankie Edgar in November 2021 at Madison Square Garden in New York, and in December climbed to eighth place on the rankings; while Cruz closed the year with victory over Pedro Munhoz and is one step higher than the tricolor (seventh box).
Right now there is no official information on who is going to be his first contender in 2022 or the billboard that could touch him. But Vera (20-7-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) has reiterated his desire for a rematch with veteran Aldo (31-7 MMA, 13-6 UFC), against whom he lost a unanimous decision in a three-way fight. rounds in December 2020 at UFC Fight Night 183.
In contact with EL UNIVERSO the previous Friday in Orange, California, Chito He stated that he did not know if his first confrontation of this course will be at the UFC 272 event, next March.
A ESPN He told him that he is encouraged by the possibility of being part of the UFC 273 card, which will take place in April in a location to be determined, but it is speculated that it would be in Jacksonville (Florida) or, failing that, a card in Latin America, specifically in Brazil.
“It depends, if they give me a big fight and it can be a good level, why not?; and if not, here in the United States have a big fight to advance in that top and one day be able to be champion, “added the 29-year-old martial artist.
Marlon Vera is currently number 8 on the ranking of the bantamweight. (D)
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