UFC 137’s Brandon Vera calls setbacks a much-needed ‘slap in the face’

Brandon Vera knows that many of you doubt him.

After a whirlwind year that saw the former No. 1 contender lose his UFC job only to come back after his opponent failed a drug test, Vera’s no more excited to talk about it than the keyboard warriors are…

Brandon Vera knows that many of you doubt him.

After a whirlwind year that saw the former No. 1 contender lose his UFC job only to come back after his opponent failed a drug test, Vera’s no more excited to talk about it than the keyboard warriors are to make fun of it.

“The talking is over,” he recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “I’m excited to show everybody, all the doubters, all the haters. I even love those bastards.”