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Marlon Vera calls for short notice fight with ex-Champion Petr Yan at UFC 292 in August: ‘Step up’

Marlon Vera calls for short notice fight with Petr Yan in August at UFC 292 Step upOff the back of the cancellation of his bantamweight clash against former duel-weight champion, Henry Cejudo at UFC 292 in August, fan-favorite division contender, Marlon Vera has called for a long-awaited fight with another former titleholder, Petr Yan at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Vera, the current number six ranked bantamweight contender, has been […]

Marlon Vera calls for short notice fight with Petr Yan in August at UFC 292 Step up

Off the back of the cancellation of his bantamweight clash against former duel-weight champion, Henry Cejudo at UFC 292 in August, fan-favorite division contender, Marlon Vera has called for a long-awaited fight with another former titleholder, Petr Yan at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Vera, the current number six ranked bantamweight contender, has been sidelined since he headlined UFC Fight Night San Antonio back in March of this year against the surging, Cory Sandhagen, seeing his impressive four-fight winning run halted in a comprehensive split decision defeat.

Booked to return to the Octagon in a high-stakes fight with former undisputed bantamweight and flyweight champion, Cejudo at UFC 292 in August – Marlon Vera saw the matchup fall to the wayside just last night, with Olympic gold medalist, Cejudo confirming his withdrawal from the bout due to a shoulder tear suffered, which will require a six to eight week term of rehabilitation. 

Marlon Vera calls for a reworked fight against ex-champion, Petr Yan

In turn, Vera, a staple under head coach, Jason Parillo – who has served as a headliner in his three most recent Octagon outings, has called for a long-speculated fight with Dudinka native, Yan.

“(Petr) Yan step up,” Marlon Vera tweeted following the announcement of Henry Cejudo’s withdrawal from UFC 292. 

Prior to his judging loss against Sandhagen, Vera had turned in a pair of decision wins over both Davey Grant, and Rob Font – as well as stunning high kick knockout wins over former lightweight and bantmaweight champions, Frankie Edgar, and Dominick Cruz, respectively.

In the midst of a three-fight losing run, Russian contender, Yan suffered a title rematch unification loss to Aljamain Sterling, before a decision blemish to Sean O’Malley back in October.

In a headlining clash back in March to boot, Yan dropped a one-sided unanimous decision loss against Merab Dvalishvili – with the Georgian promoted to the number one contender rank in the division to boot.  

Breaking – Henry Cejudo set for Octagon return in August against Marlon Vera at UFC 292 in Boston

Henry Cejudo books return at UFC 292 against Marlon Vera in August in BostonFormer undisputed bantamweight and flyweight champion, Henry Cejudo will make his second Octagon walk of the year later this summer, featuring in a main card fight against fellow 135 pound contender, Marlon Vera at UFC 292 on August 19. from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Henry Cejudo, the current number three ranked bantamweight challenger, […]

Henry Cejudo books return at UFC 292 against Marlon Vera in August in Boston

Former undisputed bantamweight and flyweight champion, Henry Cejudo will make his second Octagon walk of the year later this summer, featuring in a main card fight against fellow 135 pound contender, Marlon Vera at UFC 292 on August 19. from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Henry Cejudo, the current number three ranked bantamweight challenger, most recently headlined UFC 288 back in May of this year, suffering a close, split decision loss to current undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling in Newark, New Jersey.

Henry Cejudo books Octagon return against Marlon Vera at UFC 292 in August

As for Vera, the Ecuadorian, who currently boasts the number six rank in the official bantamweight pile, suffered his first loss following a four-fight winning run back in March in the main event ot UFC Fight Night San Antonio, dropping a one-sided decision loss to the surging, Cory Sandhagen. ESPN MMA reporter, Brett Okamoto confirmed the pairing as per UFC president, Dana White.

“Let’s go. Cejudo vs. Chito added to UFC 292 in Boston, per Dana White,” Okamoto tweeted. “Three rounder, on the same card as Sterling, O’Malley title fight. It’s a bantamweight night in Beantown, Aug. 19.” 

An Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, Los Angeles-born challenger, Henry Cejudo, ended a three-year-plus Octagon hiatus back in May of this year, having bowed out of active competition following a successful bantamweight title defense over former two-time division best, Dominick Cruz back in 2020.

Boasting a 20-8-1 professional record, Chone fan-favorite, Vera had landed a quartet of successful victories before suffering a unanimous judging loss to Sandhagen earlier this year in ‘The Lone Star State’.

Over the course of that winning streak, Vera defeated Davey Grant, and Rob Font in decision wins, before stopping former lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar, and common-foe, Cruz in stunning high kick KO triumphs. 

UFC 292 takes place on August 19. from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, with an undisputed bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling, and Sean O’Malley booked to take main event honors. 

Henry Cejudo offers to fight fellow ex-UFC champion Max Holloway in featherweight division move next

Henry Cejudo offers to fight Max Holloway in featherweight move in UFC returnFormer two-weight UFC champion, Henry Cejudo has offered to make a move to the featherweight ranks in search of an Octagon return – in the form of a clash with former division best, Max Holloway. Cejudo, the current #3 ranked bantamweight contender, and a former undisputed champion at both flyweight and bantamweight, made a return […]

Henry Cejudo offers to fight Max Holloway in featherweight move in UFC return

Former two-weight UFC champion, Henry Cejudo has offered to make a move to the featherweight ranks in search of an Octagon return – in the form of a clash with former division best, Max Holloway.

Cejudo, the current #3 ranked bantamweight contender, and a former undisputed champion at both flyweight and bantamweight, made a return to active competition from a three-year-plus layoff back in May.

Headlining UFC 288 in Newark, New Jersey, Cejudo successfully challenged for bantamweight spoils in a title outing against current division kingpin, Aljamain Sterling – suffering a close, split decision loss to the Uniondale native. 

Initially weighing up a return to the Octagon at UFC 292 in August against the current number one ranked contender, Merab Dvalishvili, Cejudo has been forced to reconsider his options, as the Georgian wrestler deals with recovery from a hand injury.

Henry Cejudo suggests featherweight move against Max Holloway next

As a result, the Olympic gold medalist has since switched attention to a grudge match with current flyweight best, Brandon Moreno, and interestingly, has welcomed a featherweight move against former division champion, Holloway.

“If they [the UFC] are going to sideline me or whatever, after the fight after Merab (Dvalishvili), or if nothing takes place, I’d be willing to challenge (Max) Holloway,” Henry Cejudo said during an interview with ESPN. “As sh*tty as a I looked against Aljamain (Sterling), I know when the stakes are high, that is when I can really compete. Getting those five rounds under my belt has built that callus for me to take another good fight and be ready.”

“I’m not opposed to that,” Henry Cejudo explained. “If you watch my fight with Dominick (Cruz) right before I retired, to Aljamain, there is a different bounce to me and that is what comes with a bit of a layoff. I’m not opposed to that fight with Holloway, nor am I opposed to Brandon Moreno if the UFC does want to show us the money and if he does beat (Alexandre) Pantoja, that we do a showdown between me and him.” (Transcribed by BJPENN.com)

Conor McGregor backed to abandon fight with Michael Chandler in UFC return: ‘He’s not a big name’

Conor McGregor remains betting favorite to defeat michael chandler in UFC fight this yearDespite finding himself tied to a fight with former lightweight title challenger, Michael Chandler all year, former UFC champion, Conor McGregor has been tipped to abandon the matchup in pursuit of a bigger name, according to ex-champion, Henry Cejudo. McGregor a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been […]

Conor McGregor remains betting favorite to defeat michael chandler in UFC fight this year

Despite finding himself tied to a fight with former lightweight title challenger, Michael Chandler all year, former UFC champion, Conor McGregor has been tipped to abandon the matchup in pursuit of a bigger name, according to ex-champion, Henry Cejudo.

McGregor a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined since he headlined a July 2021 event against Dustin Poirier, fracturing his left tibia and fibula – resulting in a doctor’s stoppage TKO loss. 

In his last outing, Chandler suffered a third round rear-naked choke submission defeat to common-foe, Poirier as the two squared off at UFC 281 in November of last year at Madison Square Garden.

As for Cejudo, the former flyweight and bantamweight champion snapped a three year hiatus from the sport back in May, suffering a close, split decision defeat to reigning bantamweight best, Aljamain Sterling.

Conor McGregor backed to turn down Michael Chandler fight

However, despite the fact Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler have been tied to a potential December fight at the welterweight limit all year, Cejudo laid out a scenario in which the former actually abandons a fight with Chandler for his return.

“I could see them skipping (Michael) Chandler,” Henry Cejudo told The Schmo during a recent interview. “I could see Conor (McGregor) just saying, ‘Hey, I’m gonna want this guy’. Chandler’s entertaining, but he’s not a big name. There’s no UFC belt, around him. He’s not a legend in the UFC. He’s an entertainment of the UFC, but he hasn’t got there yet.” 

Without a victory since UFC 246 back in January of 2020, McGregor most recently landed a 40-second high kick and strikes stoppage win over incoming UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Donald Cerrone.