Marlon Vera

Font has looked impressive in recent fights, defeating the likes of Cody Garbrandt and Marlon Moraes, but was coming off of a tough loss to Jose Aldo in his ...

One last time, Vera hurt Font in the final seconds of the round, landing a sidekick to the head, but this time, Font was able to stay on his feet, and this one went the distance. Font was fighting at a ridiculous pace, but Vera has never been one to get overwhelmed in terms of activity, and he was holding his own here, landing strong kicks to the head and body. Connelly landed a series of solid knees to the midsection of Elkins, and it seemed as though the momentum was shifting in his favor, but Elkins was able to bring him back to the ground before time expired in the round. As time was running out in the round, Arlovski loaded up with a big spinning back fist, and Collier ducked under it to take Arlovski down to end the round. With a minute to go in the round, Meerschaert pressed Jotko against the cage as he attempted to bring the fight to the ground, but Jotko defended successfully, and the round ended in this position. Fili is one of the most durable fighters in the division, but Brito caught him with a bomb here, and with this stoppage, Joanderson Brito became the first fighter to finish Andre Fili since 2016. Meerschaert was finally successful in taking Jotko down around the midway point of the round, however, Jotko popped right back to his feet, and secured a takedown of his own. Lainesse certainly has impressive power, but he had a hard time dealing with Green’s pace here, and by the time that Green escaped to his feet for the final time, the momentum of the fight had certainly shifted in Green’s favor, as Lainesse was looking exhausted. A huge right hand from Lainesse floored Green early in the second round, and he followed Green to the ground as he attempted to finish the fight. Breeden was really overwhelming Levy with his output early in this round, and Levy was looking absolutely exhausted, as he desperately attempted to take the fight to the ground. The corner of Mike Breeden told him he was in need of a finish and stepped on the gas as he attempted to put Levy away early in round three. Levy secured a takedown in the final minute of the round, but Breeden returned to his feet before time expired.

Vera's power and creative striking repeatedly floored an ultra-tough, volume-heavy Font over 25 minutes.

Immediately afterwards, Vera called for a fight with the third, second and first ranked bantamweight contenders during his post-fight interview. Vera started showboating before the end of the fight as a terribly battered Font looked on. Vera landed a thumping left hook in the final 15 seconds that dropped Font and had him scrambling to survive to the bell. Font was landing the more frequent, impactful blows for almost the entirety of the round as Vera took his foot off the gas. A stunning hook kick dropped Font and exasperated a cut on Font's forehead. Vera was animated heading into Round 3, eager to capitalize on the damage he dished out in the final moments of Round 2.

Vera took home the impressive win, 48-47, 49-46 and 49-46, in Saturday's UFC on ESPN 35 event.

In the end, Font survived until the final bell, but it was Vera who took home a very impressive win, 48-47, 49-46 and 49-46. Vera still found moments to counter, and his kicks remained a potent weapon when he found space to throw. Vera was clearly the fresher man entering the fourth, but Font was still walking forward and firing off pinpoint punches. In the closing seconds of the frame, however, a Vera left hook sent his opponent to the canvas, and he finished the round landing big shots from a dominant position. Vera followed, landing a few well-placed elbows and forearms before the bell. As the round wore on, it was Font who was generally the one walking forward, and he was striking with greater volume, as well.

Font vs. Vera took place April 30 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Rob Font (19-5) and Marlon Vera (18-7-1) collided in the UFC Vegas 53 main event. The fight aired ...

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The bantamweight slugfest in UFC Vegas 53's headliner earned both fighters an additional $50000.

- UFC 273 Event T-Shirt Two other bonuses were handed out at UFC Vegas 53 for “Performance of the Night” and went to a pair of Brazilian finishers. Vera earned his seventh UFC performance bonus while Font picked up his fifth.

Marlon 'Chito' Vera scored multiple knockdowns over five rounds to beat Rob Font by unanimous decision in arguably the biggest win of his career at UFC ...

The one minute break was enough for Font to recover but it was a short lived reprieve because Vera got creative yet again — this time with a hook kick that landed flush. Font showed incredible heart to gut it out until the final horn while Vera looked fresh as if he was ready to go another 25 minutes. Font’s output was astronomical as he was constantly throwing three and four punch combinations but once again Vera was able to make him pay late in the round. Vera blitzed him with punches in an attempt to get the finish but Font survived thanks to time running out. Font was putting a lot of zip behind his right hand as he continued to focus on his boxing while also throwing some hard uppercuts whenever Vera got in close. While he had to battle through an awe-inspiring amount of output coming from Font throughout the fight, Vera continuously connected with his biggest strikes just before each round ended as he came close to several finishes.

Vera (19-7-1 MMA, 13-6 UFC) continued to elevated in the bantamweight division courtesy of a bloody unanimous decision victory over Font (19-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in ...

The UFC handed out post-fight bonuses after Saturday's card, and one fighter got to double dip.

But Vera landed a bunch, as well, and he landed the far more punishing ones. Brito landed a huge right hook, then needed about 10 punches on the canvas to put Fili away in just 41 seconds. But Figueiredo was quick to grab da Silva’s leg, and just 78 seconds into the fight da Silva tapped to a perfect kneebar.

“Every time you get in there, you learn the job,” Vera told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at a post-fight news conference. “So I feel confident with the ...

“I would love to fight Aldo again, especially in a five-rounder – just because he declined a five-rounder when he fought in (2020), December,” Vera said. I showed today that I can be calm and collected in those situations.” Vera and Aldo first fought in a three-round bout at UFC Fight Night 183 in December 2020, which Aldo won via unanimous decision. In each of the final four rounds, Vera had Font hurt to the point of nearly finishing the fight. I just picked him apart and I showed I could hurt him. “Every time you get in there, you learn the job,” Vera told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at a post-fight news conference.