Marlon Vera confident as ever after UFC on ESPN 35 secure, likes opinion of Jose Aldo rematch soon
LAS VEGAS – Marlon Vera stepped as a lot as the occasion Saturday at the UFC Apex when he headlined his first inform for the promotion.
In the 5-spherical UFC on ESPN 35 fundamental tournament, Vera (21-7-1 MMA, 11-6 UFC) keep a beatdown on top contender Buy Font (19-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC) en path to a unanimous resolution (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) victory. The secure seemingly tosses him into the title dialog. More vital to “Chito,” though, is the affirmation he knows what he’s doing.
“Each time you secure in there, you learn the job,” Vera told newshounds, alongside side MMA Junkie, at a post-fight files conference. “So I surely feel confident with the talents we showed this day. I surely feel worship I’m getting better. I’ll be support within the gym next week and we’ll mosey from there.”
In every of the final four rounds, Vera had Font hurt to the level of virtually ending the fight. Despite that, he played it frigid, restful and light. His passiveness drew some questions from the broadcasters and desk analysts, but Vera said the fact he didn’t mosey bananas to halt the fight will wait on him effectively finally.
“I surely absorb abilities in there, so I didn’t wish to secure too loopy and investigate cross-check to create him,” Vera said. “The couple elbows that I picked to land? Phew, he’s going to absorb a headache the next day. And that shows in his face. I very top picked him aside and I showed I could well hurt him. However I showed I could well additionally be aloof, too. That’s a shrimp extra awful than a guy who very top goes loopy and finishes the guy. Most steadily you’re now not ready to create a guy in there. I showed this day that I could well additionally be restful and light in those scenarios.”
As for what’s next, Vera revealed one option pursuits him above the full rest. Definite, Henry Cejudo and T.J. Dillashaw are within the public dialog as that that you just must well mediate of opponents for champion Aljamain Sterling. However the head contender Vera is most focused on is an earlier foe: all-time featherweight immense Jose Aldo.
“I could well well love to fight Aldo as soon as more, notably in a 5-rounder – very top due to he declined a 5-rounder when he fought in (2020), December,” Vera said. “I could well well love to kick his ass. If we secure matched, I will create him. I will guarantee you that.”
Vera and Aldo first fought in a three-spherical bout at UFC Fight Evening 183 in December 2020, which Aldo obtained by technique of unanimous resolution. The victory kicked off a three-fight winning inch for Aldo, who has since picked up victories over Pedro Munhoz and Buy Font. In most in trend weeks, Aldo has made his case for being next in line for a bantamweight title shot.
