Marlon chito Vera will return to the octagon of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 30, when he has his first main event and faces Rob Font at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The announcement of the fight was made official on Saturday during the development of the UFC Vegas 50 event.
“Get ready for the next most anticipated non-stop non-stop ever @RobSFont vs. @ChitoVeraUFC takes center stage on April 30!” the UFC posted on Twitter.
Font (19-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) vs. Vera (20-7-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC)the fifth and the eighth of the ranking of the bantamweight division (135 pounds), will be measured in the main event of the UFC Fight Night on April 30. The MMA Uno site states that the clash will be for the UFC Vegas 53 card.
The one from Ecuador insisted since last year for an important fight against a rival from the top 5 of the division. His position was made clear on November 6, 2021 after the impressive third-round technical knockout of Frankie Edgar in New York’s Madison Square Garden at the UFC 268 event. That night Vera regained the attention of the top brass of the UFC and began to get excited about a rematch with the Brazilian José Aldo, and even invited former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz to get on the cage, but he did not accept.
“On the way to being world champion. Happy and engaged,” C wrote.milestone Vera on her Twitter account last Friday.
While on Instagram he posted: “April 30th I’m gonna kick your ass Font. All my life I worked for this moment.
Font, 34, is coming off a five-round decision loss to Brazilian Aldo, the former UFC featherweight champion. However, his figure is still respectable at 135 pounds because before his presentation at UFC Vegas 44 against Aldo he had been on a four-fight win streak, with notable successes over Cody Garbrandt, Marlon Moraes, Ricky Simon and Sergio. Pettis.
Vera, meanwhile, is coming off two consecutive wins over Englishman Davey Grant and American Frankie Edgar. chito stopped former lightweight champion Edgar in the third round with a front kick at UFC 268, in what is considered the highlight of his career at Madison Square Garden.
Eleven fights scheduled for UFC Fight Night on April 30
After the confirmation of the main event between Font and Vera, the poster would include ten additional fights. This must be announced by the company.
- Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera.
- Gina Mazany vs. Shanna Young.
- Daniel Silva vs. Francisco Figueredo.
- Cortney Casey vs. Antonina Shevchenko.
- Jake Collier vs. Justin Tafa.
- Mike Breeden vs. Nathan Levy.
- Gabe Green vs. Yohan Lainesse.
- Rafael Alves vs. Jared Gordon.
- Carlos Candelario vs. Tatsuro Taira.
- Tristan Connelly vs. Darren Elkins.
- Krzysztof Jotko vs. Gerald Meerschaert.
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Source: Eluniverso
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