Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Vera ended up being an interesting stylistic fight. The two fighters met in a bantamweight bout on Saturday night (December 19, 2020) at the UFC Vegas 17 event from the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on ESPN’s streami…
Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Vera ended up being an interesting stylistic fight. The two fighters met in a bantamweight bout on Saturday night (December 19, 2020) at the UFC Vegas 17 event from the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+. The fight was a solid striking fight with Aldo […]
In the UFC Vegas 17 co-main event Jose Aldo goes in search of his first bantamweight win against #15 ranked Marlon Vera. Round 1: They touch gloves and this fight is underway. Jose Aldo is pushing forward. Marlon Vera is on his toes and throwing low leg kicks. Aldo tries to swing big power punches […]
In the UFC Vegas 17 co-main event Jose Aldo goes in search of his first bantamweight win against #15 ranked Marlon Vera.
Round 1: They touch gloves and this fight is underway. Jose Aldo is pushing forward. Marlon Vera is on his toes and throwing low leg kicks. Aldo tries to swing big power punches but ‘Chito’ ducks under them and shoots in for the takedown. He has Aldo pushed up against the cage. Not a lot is happening right now. Both men are exchanging small shots but besides that its something of a stalemate. Aldo eventually reverses the position before separating. Aldo lands a beautiful body shot. And another! Vera throws a high kick, it blocked. Aldo rattles the body again. The former featherweight king follows it up with one of his patented leg kicks. Another shot to the body. Vera goes high with the kick again. Aldo uses the gap to rattle several punches before finishing with a leg kick before the first round ends.
Round 2: Vera more aggressive at the start of round two. He lands some nice shots before Aldo backs him up with a big swing towards the midsection. Aldo jumps in with a left hook that knocks Vera off balance. ‘Chito’ is hammering away to the legs with kicks and stomps. Aldo lands straight down the middle before following up with two body shots. Vera lands a nice spinning back fist before pushing the fight up against the fence. Once again it’s something of a stalemate against the fence. Vera tries for the trip but Aldo is savvy too it and manages to land a knee off the clinch. A brief return to the striking range before Vera closes it and looks to clinch and wrestle against the fence. ‘Chito’ lands some nice shots as they separate and the horn sounds to end round two.
Round 3: Vera comes flying out but Aldo uses the momentum to take his back. He’s trying to get this fight to the floor. Vera touches down and Aldo jumps up to secure the position. Vera is trying to shake him off but is unsuccessful. Aldo now has full control with the body triangle locked in. Lot’s of hand fighting right now as Aldo hunts for that choke finish and Vera battles to stop it. The body triangle remains locked on as round three ticks away. ‘Chito’ stands up with pure power but Aldo still has the back and shows no sign of letting it go. The fight falls back to the mat. Vera cannot get out of this position. He’s hitting Aldo with short shots but they aren’t really meaningful. Aldo maintains the position until the final horn sounds.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Jose Aldo def. Marlon Vera via unanimous decision
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 17: Thompson vs. Neal Results throughout the night (Sat. 19th. December 2020) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the promotion’s final event of the year, originally slated to take co-main event status, a welterweight pairing of two-time title challenger, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and rising contender, Geoff […]
In the promotion’s final event of the year, originally slated to take co-main event status, a welterweight pairing of two-time title challenger, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and rising contender, Geoff ‘Handz of Steel’ Neal round out 2020 for the organization in a five-round headliner.
Making his first Octagon appearance since UFC 244 in November of last year ar Madison Square Garden, Thompson looks to improve on an impressive unanimous decision win over Vicente Luque over three frames, as he tackles fellow striking ace, Fortis MMA staple, Neal.
It’s a battle of two of the most technical strikers at 170-pounds today, with Wonderboy’s karate-bouncing style pitted opposite a traditional kickboxing flow of Sayif Saud product, Neal — who has knocked back five contenders in a row on his way to tonight’s first main event outing.
Neal, an alum of Dana White’s Contender Series most recently made an Octagon walk at UFC 245 in December last, stopping the outspoken, ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry with a high-kick followed by strikes in the opening-round. It’s a battle of striking styles tonight, with the victor emerging on the cusp of a potential title-eliminator next.
Promoted to the co-headliner as a result of Thompson and Neal’s reworked pairing, former UFC feathrweight kingpin, Jose Aldo ‘Jr.’ looks to snap a three-fight slide and nab his first win at bantamweight since his division move at the end of last year. Dropping a close split decision loss to one-time title challenger, ‘Magic’ Marlon Moraes, Aldo still competed for undisputed vacant bantamweight spoils against Petr ‘No Mercy’ Yan in July at UFC 251, dropping a late ground-and-pound loss.
Standing across from the Manaus favourite is streaking bantamweight contender, Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. A winner of six-straight at 135-pounds, the Ecuadorian finisher last featured at UFC 252 in August in another co-main event slot, finishing ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley late in the opening-round with strikes, after he connected with a damaging calf kick which exacerbated a prior leg injury.
UFC Vegas 17 Results: Thompson vs. Neal
Main Card (ESPN+ 7 p.m. ET)
Welterweight: Stephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal
Bantamweight: Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Vera
Welterweight: Michel Pereira vs. Khaos Williams
Bantamweight: Marlon Moraes vs. Rob Font
Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura vs. Greg Hardy
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ 4 p.m. ET)
Welterweight: Anthony Pettis vs. Alex Morono
Bantamweight: Sijara Eubanks vs. Pannie Kianzad
Catchweight (195-pounds): Deron Winn vs. Antonio Arroyo
Jose Aldo will enter the Octagon tonight against Marlon Vera as a man embracing a new beginning that will culminate in another world title. Jose Aldo already has established a Hall-of-Fame career, but at 34 years old, he still believes he is vent…
Jose Aldo will enter the Octagon tonight against Marlon Vera as a man embracing a new beginning that will culminate in another world title. Jose Aldo already has established a Hall-of-Fame career, but at 34 years old, he still believes he is venturing into a fresh start tonight when he competes against Marlon Vera in […]
The final UFC card of the year features an intriguing lineup of fights headlined by welterweights Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal from the APEX Facility in Las Vegas…
The final UFC card of the year features an intriguing lineup of fights headlined by welterweights Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal from the APEX Facility in Las Vegas…
UFC Bantamweight Marlon “Chito” Vera has been on an upward trajectory in his career since putting together seven bantamweight wins in a row and looks to be eyeing a title shot after facing Jose Aldo at UFCVegas17. During the virtual media day for the event, Chito shared that he believes a win over an athlete […]
UFC Bantamweight Marlon “Chito” Vera has been on an upward trajectory in his career since putting together seven bantamweight wins in a row and looks to be eyeing a title shot after facing Jose Aldo at UFCVegas17.
“Yeah, 100 percent, that’s the idea of asking for one of these fights,” Vera told MMA Junkie in Spanish. A victory over someone like him, it puts me directly in line to fight for the belt,” (Translated & Transcribed by MMA Junkie).
“He was coming off a title fight, which on the business end if I beat someone who’s coming off a title loss, that puts me in line. We asked for him, Edgar or Cruz, and I got him. So I’m happy about the opportunity. I’m prepared, and I can’t wait to do my job.”
Aldo most recently fought back in July in a fight that saw him contend for the vacant Bantamweight title against Petr Yan. After four rounds Yan was able to take Aldo out in the fifth and secure himself the championship. Following this, there were questions of what would be next for the Brazilian who had originally competed and been a long-time reigning champion in the UFC’s Featherweight division.
As for Chito, back in August at UFC 252 he took on the rising star Sean O’Malley in the co-main event of the PPV. Vera was able to take O’Malley out with a finish that saw some controversy, however, this dominant performance saw himself in line for another big name such as Aldo.
In the co-main event of the final UFC event for 2020, Chito looks to take his final victory of the year and set himself up for a massive 2021.
In the UFC Vegas 17 co-main event Jose Aldo goes in search of his first bantamweight win against #15 ranked Marlon Vera. Round 1: They touch gloves and this fight is underway. Jose Aldo is pushing forward. Marlon Vera is on his toes and throwing low leg kicks. Aldo tries to swing big power punches […]
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 17: Thompson vs. Neal Results throughout the night (Sat. 19th. December 2020) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the promotion’s final event of the year, originally slated to take co-main event status, a welterweight pairing of two-time title challenger, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and rising contender, Geoff […]
UFC Bantamweight Marlon “Chito” Vera has been on an upward trajectory in his career since putting together seven bantamweight wins in a row and looks to be eyeing a title shot after facing Jose Aldo at UFCVegas17. During the virtual media day for the event, Chito shared that he believes a win over an athlete […]