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Marlon Vera calls out ex-Champion Petr Yan following UFC San Antonio loss: ‘It’s about time’

Marlon Vera calls out Petr Yan for UFC fight it's about time Off the back of his winning streak-snapping loss to the surging, Cory Sandhagen at UFC San Antonio over the weekend, Marlon Vera has offered to make his Octagon return against former undisputed bantamweight best, Petr Yan. Vera, who entered Saturday’s headliner with the aforenoted, Sandhagen as the current #3 ranked bantamweight contender, saw his impressive […]

Off the back of his winning streak-snapping loss to the surging, Cory Sandhagen at UFC San Antonio over the weekend, Marlon Vera has offered to make his Octagon return against former undisputed bantamweight best, Petr Yan.

Vera, who entered Saturday’s headliner with the aforenoted, Sandhagen as the current #3 ranked bantamweight contender, saw his impressive winning spree halted in a split decision loss.

Prior to his judging defeat to Sandhagen in Texas, Ecuador native, Marlon Vera had stopped former two-time bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz with a blistering fourth round high kick KO in August of last year in the main event slot of UFC San Diego.

Marlon Vera calls out bantamweight rival, Petr Yan next

Forced back to the drawing board following his rather one-sided decision loss to Sandhagen, Vera has called for a fight with Dudinka native, Yan next – with the duo on a definite collision course for the last 18 months.

“(Petr) Yan it’s about time,” Marlon Vera tweeted.

Most recently himself headlining UFC Las Vegas earlier this month, Dudinka striker, Yan suffered a dominant decision loss to Georgian wrestling ace, Merab Dvalishvili.

The defeat came as his third consecutively, following a title unification loss to Aljamain Sterling in the pair’s rematch, before a close, debated decision defeat to Sean O’Malley on ‘Fight Island’ in October of last year.

Himself calling his shot following an impressive victory over Vera, Sandhagen, a former interim bantamweight title challenger offered to meet with the #1 rated, Dvalishvili in a title-eliminator at bantamweight.

Seeing his impressive run if four consecutive victories halted by Sandhagen, Vera had taken a decision win over both Davey Grant and Rob Font – in between vicious high kick knockouts of former lightweight best, Frankie Edgar, and the abovenoted, Cruz back in August of last year.

Himself earning undisputed Octagon gold in 2020 in Abu Dhabi, UAE – Yan bested common-opponent, Jose Aldo with a fifth round TKO courtesy of ground strikes.

Marlon Vera addresses UFC San Antonio loss to Cory Sandhagen: ‘F*ck, it’s life’

Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera had really come into his own over the last couple years, up until he suffered a setback last night at UFC San Antonio where he was soundly defeated by fellow top five talent Cory Sandhagen. The Ecuadorian contender lost a split decision in the UFC on ESPN 43 main event, a fight […]

The Ecuadorian contender lost a split decision in the UFC on ESPN 43 main event, a fight no one aside from a lone judge thought he won.

But, he isn’t dwelling on the defeat. He isn’t making excuses for the defeat, and stated he’ll be back at it soon:

“Fell short today got zero excuses just remember something I won’t stop. This sucks but fucks it’s life.”

Many fans, fellow fighters, and media members believed he’d drop the first, and perhaps the second rounds of the fight, only to rally in the later rounds and come out the victor; he’s no stranger to doing this. ‘Chito’ is always a slow starter. He makes his reads early on without much offense, and he’s better at making mid-fight adjustments than just about anyone else in the sport.

This happened when he fought Andre Ewell in 2019, who he TKO’d in round three. This happened in his rematch with Davey Grant, who he lost the first round against, but won the second and third to secure the unanimous decision victory. It happened when he fought Rob Font, who he nearly knocked out three times, once each in the third, fourth, and fifth rounds after losing the first two.

And, it happened when he fought former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, as well as former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who he KO’d in rounds three and four respectively after losing the first two.

But, Vera was unable to really get anything going last night. Sandhagen’s wrestling in the first and second rounds, as well as his footwork, movement, angles, and wide diversity of strikes in rounds four and five baffled Vera to the point he didn’t know what to do with the man in front of him.

We thought he had a chance once round three was over, his best round of the fight that could’ve gone either way. As soon as we had hope for him following the first 15 minutes however, Sandhagen made the proper adjustments and didn’t allow him to take over in the later rounds.

Who would you like to see Marlon Vera face next?

No. 1 ranked Merab Dvalishvili will probably end up facing Sandhagen, no. 2 ranked Sean O’Malley won’t take a rematch with someone that just lost, Vera was ranked at no. 3 going into this fight, and he’ll probably take Sandhagen’s no. 5 spot now. He has wins over no. 6 ranked Rob Font and no. 7 ranked Dominick Cruz…

There are however two sensible match ups for Vera that could be next: no. 4 ranked former champion Petr Yan, who’s had a bit of a fall himself lately, and a rematch with no. 8 ranked Song Yadong, who he lost a very controversial decision to back in May of 2020.

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Cory Sandhagen stifles Marlon Vera’s offense, scores split decision victory – UFC San Antonio Highlights

On Saturday night, Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen stepped into the main event spotlight for a high-stakes bantamweight showdown at The AT&T Center. Going into the bout riding a four-fight win streak, ‘Chito’ Vera finds himself on the cusp of a UFC bantamweight title opportunity. Hoping to stop Vera’s momentum was Sanghagen, a division staple […]

On Saturday night, Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen stepped into the main event spotlight for a high-stakes bantamweight showdown at The AT&T Center.

Going into the bout riding a four-fight win streak, ‘Chito’ Vera finds himself on the cusp of a UFC bantamweight title opportunity. Hoping to stop Vera’s momentum was Sanghagen, a division staple who has gone 3-2 in his last five with wins over Marlon Moraes, Frankie Edgar, and Song Yadong. ‘The Sandman’ could add his name to a very short list of potential title contenders with a win over the No. 3 ranked Marlon Vera.

As expected, Cory Sandhagen was the aggressor early as Vera is a notoriously slow starter inside the Octagon. Sandhagen put his calf kicks to work early, but picked up the pace nearly the halfway point of the first, moving in for a takedown. Sandhagen works Vera to the canvas and immediately begins firing away with heavy shots and slicing elbows through the end of the round. Sandhagen’s aggressiveness continued in the second with him pushing the pace and taking things to the ground a minute into the round. Vera was able to get back to his feet with 80 seconds left in the round but offered little offense after 10 minutes.

Marlon Vera picked up the pace in the third, mixing up his kicks and punches in an attempt to make the fight much more competitive. However, Sandhagen was still clearly in control, mixing up his strikes with the occasional takedown attempt. As a result, Vera was unable to truly get his offense going through the third and fourth rounds. In the final five minutes, Sandhagen relied heavily on his wrestling early, tying up and taking down Vera. ‘Chito’ fought his way back up, but was still unable to land anything dangerous. With 10 seconds left, Vera finally kicked it into high gear, but by then it was too little too late.

Official Result: Cory Sandhagen def. Marlon Vera via split decision (47-48, 50-45, 49-46)

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Marlon Vera welcomes UFC title fight for Henry Cejudo in return: ‘He’s a little guy, they need attention’

Ahead of his incoming UFC San Antonio main event feature against former interim title challenger, Cory Sandhagen, surging division challenger, Marlon Vera admits that he is fine with former two-weight champion, Henry Cejudo snapping his three year hiatus in an immediate title fight – poking fun at the stature of the Olympic gold medalist. Vera, […]

Vera, in the midst of an impressive four-fight winning run, most recently featured at UFC San Diego back in August of last year against former champion, Dominick Cruz – stopping the veteran with a brutal fourth round high kick knockout.

As for Sandhagen, the current #5 ranked bantamweight contender most recently snapped a two-fight losing skid to former division champions, T.J. Dillashaw, and Petr Yan – securing a fourth round doctor’s stoppage TKO win over Song Yadong last September.

As for the above-mentioned, Cejudo, the former undisputed bantamweight and flyweight champion – who bowed out of the sport in 2020 holding both championships, is slated to headline UFC 288 in May against champion, Aljamain Sterling.

Marlon Vera pokes fun at the stature of ex-champion, Henry Cejudo

And despite a host of contenders emerging in recent months in the form of both Sean O’Malley, and Merab Dvalishvili – Chone native, Vera claimed he was okay with Cejudo receiving a title shot in his comeback, in rather tongue-in-cheek fashion.

“He’s (Henry Cejudo) broke,” Marlon Vera told assembled media ahead of UFC San Antonio. “What’s the point of coming back when you retire on top? You come back because you either need attention and you miss that ‘thing’ – or you need money.”

“He’s a little guy,” Marlon Vera explained. “They need attention.”

Prior to his knockout win over Cruz, Vera secured a pair of decision wins over both Rob Font, and Davey Grant – in between a stunning front kick KO of former lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar back in November 2021.

UFC San Antonio: Vera vs. Sandhagen – Betting Preview

Taking main event honors at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas – a bantamweight division title-eliminator between the surging #3 ranked division challenger, Marlon Vera, and one-time interim championship challenger, the #5 rated, Cory Sandhagen closes the curtain on the organization’s return to the United States. With the Octagon returning stateside for the first […]

With the Octagon returning stateside for the first time in a week, the UFC most recently touched down in London, England for UFC 286 – with undisputed welterweight champion, Leon Edwards successfully defending his championship in a trilogy rubber match win over former gold holder, Kamaru Usman.

And this weekend, bantamweight division striking aces, Vera, and Sandhagen share the battlefield in search of weight class supremacy – and potentially, their first respective opportunities at undisputed spoils.

Headlining once again, last time out, Vera managed to stop former two-time undisputed bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz with a stunning fourth round high kick KO back in August in the main event of UFC Fight Night San Diego.

For Sandhagen, the Eliot Marshall trainee returned to the winner’s enclosure with an impressive fourth round win of his own back in September – taking out Song Yadong with a doctor’s stoppage TKO victory at the UFC Apex facility.

And at the time of publication, surging Chone native, Vera (+140) is sat as a betting underdog, albeit short, to defeat Colorado native, Sandhagen (-160) – per BetWay, with the due facing a pivotal matchup to determine the potential next title challenger at the bantamweight limit.

4-0 in his last four Octagon walks, Vera, a trainee under the renowned Jason Parillo – managed to add the above-mentioned Cruz to a winning streak which includes a win over Davey Grant, and Rob Font – as well as a front kick KO win over former undisputed lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar.

Challenging for interim bantamweight spoils on short notice in October 2021, Sandhagen dropped a decision loss to Petr Yan, which followed a close, debated summer defeat against former two-time bantamweight champion, T.J. Dillashaw.

Himself holding impressive knockout victories over the likes of Marlon Moraes, Iuri Alcantara, and common-foe, Edgar – Sandhagen may stick out at the moment as the outright betting favorite, however, the top-5 contender is a +500 underdog to hand Vera his first knockout loss. The Ecuadorian, on the other hand, has drawn lines himself – quite high, as -375 to finish Sandhagen with strikes.

Two of the most poised and cerebral strikers the bantamweight division currently has to offer, Vera, and Sandhagen are not currently expected to not just get each other out of their – but neither are backed to do so in timely fashion, with a stoppage between the two inside 60 seconds coming in as high as +5,000.

Unbeaten in the last thee years, RVCA mainstay, Vera dropped a close decision loss to former undisputed featherweight champion, Jose Aldo back in 2020 – which returned him to the losing circle after an eye-catching first round knockout win over the current #2 ranked contender, Sean O’Malley.

Vera and Sandhagen’s showdown this weekend comes ahead of a busy schedule at 135lbs, with undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling slated to defend his crown against former two-weight best, Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 in May.

Marlon Vera Explains How Fighting At The UFC Apex Reminds Him Of Upbringing

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