While the former featherweight champion beat Marlon Vera via unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 17. The former featherweight king defeated Casey Kenney via split-decision at UFC 259. What did you think of Marlon Vera’s performance at UFC San Diego? Do you think it was the best win of his UFC career so far? If it is, then do you think it was good enough to earn him a title shot? Let us know in the comments down below.Both Jose Aldo and Dominick Cruz snapped their losing skids in their most recent fights.
So it will be interesting to see if the UFC does end up giving him the title shot or not. He is extremely hard to control on the ground and his power is unmatched in the division. He holds wins over the likes of Sean O’Malley, Frankie Edgar and now Dominick Cruz. Marlon has certainly emerged as the dark horse in the 135lbs division. And Ecuador, I’m gonna be a f****ng world champion.” I will keep working, I will keep kicking a**. At the end of the day, those are things we can not control.” Whoever have the best finish, the flashiest one will get the title shot. Whatever happens in those fights, I believe it’s all about performance. I have the heart, I have the work ethic and now I have the people that will get me there. “I came to the sport to be a world champion. Although he called for the title shot after the win, Vera is in no hurry to get the fight. Hence, this win puts him in a prime position to fight the winner of Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw for the belt. With the emphatic win over Dominick Cruz, Marlon Vera has extended his unbeaten win streak to 4 fights in a row. Marlon Vera call for a title fight after knocking out Dominick Cruz It was clear that the kick had broken Cruz’s nose upon impact. While Cruz was waiting for the official decision to be read out, the camera panned on him. The impact of Vera’s kick was very apparent during the post-fight ceremony. Dominick Cruz breaks his nose at UFC San Diego. But there was no complaint from him this time around. Cruz protested the stoppage immensely in 2020. Although Dominick lost to Henry Cejudo via TKO at UFC 249, it is often regarded as a very early stoppage. That was exactly the case as a low kick from Marlon stopped Cruz at the 2:17 minute mark of the 4th round. Although Dominick had success with some of his jabs and leg kicks, it seemed like one big strike from Vera could end the fight instantly. There was certainly a sense of inevitability about the outcome. Vera’s power seemed too much for Dom to deal with. d65uxmlEo5įollowing that, Chito got two more knockdowns. But he soon found his groove as he dropped Dom in the later minutes of round 1. Dom’s jab and his movement made Marlon wary of throwing big punches. He found success with it too as Vera had difficulties getting going early on. The Dominator was not in a mood to hang about as he started the bout by blitzing forward. Vera now becomes the only fighter to get a clean KO stoppage over Cruz. After a 4-round back-and-forth, Vera landed a huge low kick which caught Dominick on the chin and put him out for good. Marlon Vera just knocked Dominick Cruz out in the most spectacular way possible at UFC San Diego! The fight was an enthralling one from the opening seconds.
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