Marlon Vera spoke about his teammate Mackenzie Dern and the vast improvements he has seen in her. In recent months, UFC bantamweight contender Marlon “Chito” Vera has come into his own in the division. He is on the cusp of getting his first…
Marlon Vera spoke about his teammate Mackenzie Dern and the vast improvements he has seen in her. In recent months, UFC bantamweight contender Marlon “Chito” Vera has come into his own in the division. He is on the cusp of getting his first title shot and has won four fights in a row. He is…
Marlon “Chito” Vera has some thoughts on the recent callout he received from Cory Sandhagen, after UFC Vegas 60. Vera has been on a tear recently, going on a four-fight winning streak that has put him in prime position to be in talks for a …
Marlon “Chito” Vera has some thoughts on the recent callout he received from Cory Sandhagen, after UFC Vegas 60. Vera has been on a tear recently, going on a four-fight winning streak that has put him in prime position to be in talks for a title shot in the ultra-stacked bantamweight division of the UFC….
Cory Sandhagen snapped a two-fight losing skid with a fourth-round stoppage over Song Yadong at UFC Vegas 60 on Saturday night. It was a bit win for ‘The Sandman’ after dropping back-to-back fights against T.J. Dillashaw and Petr Yan. The fight was stopped following the conclusion of the fourth round at the suggestion of the […]
Cory Sandhagen snapped a two-fight losing skid with a fourth-round stoppage over Song Yadong at UFC Vegas 60 on Saturday night.
It was a bit win for ‘The Sandman’ after dropping back-to-back fights against T.J. Dillashaw and Petr Yan. The fight was stopped following the conclusion of the fourth round at the suggestion of the ringside doctor due to a large cut that had opened over the eye of Song earlier in the contest.
Following his win, Cory Sandhagen discussed his next potential bout during the post-fight press conference. There, Sandhagen called out two fighters, Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera and Merab Dvalishvili.
“Chito and Merab are the obvious names. Both of them pose very different challenges, two completely opposite fighters almost. I don’t really care man. Give me one of them for Christmas.”
During an appearance on Submission Radio, Vera was asked about his thoughts on Cory Sandhagen’s callout.
“Really, nothing. I’m like, you want it, f*ck, come and get it you know? Simple as that. I feel like he was, in my opinion, he was kind of like wasting a little bit of energy and crying about like, ‘Oh, I got left over. Blah, blah, blah. I’m fighting low in the rankings.’ I did the same thing my last fight. I didn’t complain, you know?”
‘Chito’ Vera Will Be Prepared for Cory Sandhagen
With Cory Sandhagen sitting in the No. 4 spot and ‘Chito’ Vera one spot up at No. 5, a fight between the two top-five contenders would make a lot of sense. Should the UFC deem that to be the next fight to make, ‘Chito’ will be more than prepared for ‘The Sandman’.
“Petr Yan got offered the same fight on the same day, August 13th and he declined it. They were like, ‘Yan declined the fight, do you want to fight Cruz?’ I said, ‘Sure, send the contract.’ Why waste time on, ‘Oh, I got left over and I want to fight for the belt. I want to fight ahead.’ We all want to fight ahead, but sometimes it is what it is. What is available. So, yeah, you know, if you want it, you can [come] get some. And if you don’t get it, somebody else [will] get it. It doesn’t matter. I’ll be prepared if it’s for him or somebody else, it’s on.
In August, Vera scored a highlight-reel head kick knockout of former two-time UFC champion Dominick Cruz in August. That extended Vera’s win streak to four, with victories over Davey Grant, Frankie Edgar, and Rob Font. ‘Chita’ is also the only man to defeat fan favorite Sean O’Malley, earning a first-round TKO over ‘Sugar’ at UFC 252.
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen is confident about his chances should his desire to face Marlon Vera next come to fruition. In the main event of UFC Vegas 60 this past weekend, Sandhagen returned to winning ways against Song Yadong. In what w…
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen is confident about his chances should his desire to face Marlon Vera next come to fruition. In the main event of UFC Vegas 60 this past weekend, Sandhagen returned to winning ways against Song Yadong. In what was a competitive fight across four rounds, the bout was waved off by…
Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is not looking past his upcoming opponent in TJ Dillashaw, but he seems to already know who he wants next. As it currently stands, the UFC’s bantamweight division is arguably the deepest that the sport has …
Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is not looking past his upcoming opponent in TJ Dillashaw, but he seems to already know who he wants next. As it currently stands, the UFC’s bantamweight division is arguably the deepest that the sport has to offer, with Sterling reigning supreme as champion after back-to-back fights with Petr Yan. While…
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen is just days removed from his TKO win over Song Yadong and he’s already begun thinking about what’s next. Sandhagen defeated Yadong at UFC Vegas 60 on Saturday. He’s back in the win column aft…
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen is just days removed from his TKO win over Song Yadong and he’s already begun thinking about what’s next. Sandhagen defeated Yadong at UFC Vegas 60 on Saturday. He’s back in the win column after back-to-back losses to former bantamweight champions Petr Yan and TJ Dillashaw. Sandhagen has been close…