‘Chito’ Vera had 22 fights before fighting for the UFC title against the American Sean O’Malley.
Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera will enter the UFC octagon for twenty-third time. This will be the first time he competes for the bantamweight belt.
The 31-year-old Chonero has had a long road to reach up to this point in the major mixed martial arts company in the world.
It has been almost ten years of preparation for the ‘chonero’ and this Saturday, March 9, he will face an acquaintance: Sean O’Malley, current champion of the division, who will seek revenge against the Ecuadorian.
The Ecuadorian debuted in the UFC on November 15, 2014 against Marco Beltrán, which was played in Mexico City. ‘Chito’ Vera was defeated in that fight after a unanimous decision.
Preparation for almost 10 years
The second official fight The chonero match in the UFC was August 8, 2015, against the American Roman Salazar. Through a submission, the Ecuadorian prevailed and added his first victory.
‘Chito’s third fight was on February 27, 2016, where the main event was Silva vs. Bisping. The Ecuadorian was defeated against the English Davey Grant by unanimous decision.
The Ecuadorian measured himself Ning Guangyou on November 26, 2016, in the 135-pound fight. On that occasion, ‘Chito’ Vera took a victory by unanimous decision.
Vera’s fifth fight was against Englishman Brad Pickett on March 8, 2017. The Ecuadorian won the fight after a kick to his rival’s face, which resulted in a technical knockout in the third round.
After his great performances in the UFC bantamweight, Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera He even faced the American Brian Kelleher on July 22, 2017 and achieved a victory with the armbar.
The fight between the Ecuadorian and John Lineker in the octagon at the UFC Fight Night on October 28, 2017 was won by John Lineker after a unanimous decision of the judges.
Second consecutive defeat in the octagon. The fighter born in Chone, lost against another Brazilian, Douglas Silva de Andrade, by unanimous decision. His record was 10–5–1.
The Ecuadorian won again on the canvas in his ninth fight. Marlon Vera won by ntechnical ocaut to the Chinese Wuliji Buren on the evening of UFC 227,
The manabita fought against the Argentine Guido ‘Ninja’ Cannetti. They both knew each other since TUF Lationamérica and ‘Chito’ won with an incredible lion kill in the second round.
Vera and Frankie Saenz faced each other at the UFC, in Nashville, Tennessee, and ‘Chito’ Vera won the fight through a series of blows, technical knockout in the first round.
The one born in Chone defeated by submission, in the second round of the fight, against the American Nohelin Hernández, during the UFC 239 gala, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Tampa, Florida, was the scene of a new victory for Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. The Ecuadorian defeated the American Andre Ewell with a technical knockout on October 12, 2019.
Return to the octagon
After seven months without fighting, ‘Chito’ returned to the octagon. The combat before Song Yadong He opened the UFC main card where it was close and seemed in favor of the tricolor. However, the judges gave him the victory to the Chinese.
Las Vegas was the setting that first received Vera and O’Malley. The Ecuadorian won with a series of elbows to the American’s face. ‘Sugar’ injured one of his ankles, he left on a stretcher and lost his undefeated.
The Brazilian José Aldo, He showed himself superior in the octagon and defeated Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC Vegas 17 after a unanimous decision from the judges. The defeat in Las Vegas left the tricolor, at that time, with a record of 16-7-1.
The fighter Ecuadorian won again in the octagon. The fight agreed for the second time against the Englishman Davey Grant, meant an important victory for ‘Chito’, who won by unanimous decision.
After 105 days without getting on the mat, ‘Chito’ arrived at the mythical Madison Square Garden with the public’s ovation. El chonero knocked out the legend and number eight of the division, back then in the UFC.
The manabita took a magnificent victory in his first star fight within the UFC, against the American, at the Apex in Las Vegas. With victory,’Chito’ increased his record to 19-7-1.
In his second stellar fight of the chonero it meant a new victory. He Ecuadorian knocked out in the fourth round to the former champion Dominick Cruz, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego. At that time, he was already part of the top 5.
The ‘tricolor’ lost against the American Cory Sandhagen by a split decision of the judges at the UFC Fight Night in San Antonio, Texas. ‘Chito’ did not show his best level.
The Manabi fighter faced the Brazilian Pedro Munhoz on the main billboardl of UFC 292, at the TD Garden in Boston. Vera was superior a su rival and won by unanimous decision, extending his record to 21–8–1.
