His full name is Marlon Andrés Vera Delgado. “Chito” Vera in the world of Martial Arts mixed, the UFC.
Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera fought this morning Sunday in search of being the world champion bantamweight category of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), but failed.
In front he had American Sean O’Malley, who won all five rounds. However, he was unable to knock out the Ecuadorian, as he had previously promised.
Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera is the first Ecuadorian to fight for a UFC world title. But who is ‘Chito’ Vera, here we tell you more.
Marlon Andrés Vera is 31 years old and was born in the city of ChoneEcuador.
However, for ten years decided to move to Mexico and then to the United States to achieve your dream.
His parents are Marlon and Pierina. Has two brothers: Marlon Humberto and Pierina.
Chito before dedicating himself to mixed martial arts, surfed. He is currently married to María Paula Escobar. They have known each other since they were children.
He Ecuadorian champion He has three children: Ana Paula, Jorge Ignacio and Eliana.
Where ‘Chito’ Vera began training and his first coach
At the age of 17, in Guayaquil, he began his mixed martial arts training. The first coach he had was Frank Vidal, at the 50/50 Academy.
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His fighting style is based on jiu-jitsu, muay thai and boxing. His first fight in the UFC He went against the Mexican Marco Beltrán on November 15, 2014 in Mexico City, but lost by unanimous decision.
Before coming to the UFC, in 2013 he won the event Panama Fight League.
Ítalo Delgado, uncle of ‘Chito’ Vera, said that the champion He is a very disciplined athlete.who has given himself completely to his career.
Marlón Humberto Vera, brother, recalled that ‘Chito’ always had three clear objectives. The first was to obtain resources to operate on her daughter, who suffered from Moebius syndrome.
The other two were fight for the title and win the title. The Ecuadorian could not make the last one a reality. This early morning on Sunday, March 10, he lost by unanimous decision.
The only redeemable thing is that he was able to endure and not be knocked out by the American Sean O’Malleywhich was sworn to him.
‘Chito’ Vera in numbers
- Birth: Chone (Ecuador)
- Age: 31 years
- Record: 23-8-1
- Height: 1.73 meters
- KO’s: 8
- Submissions: 8
- Hitting effectiveness: 51%
- Takedown effectiveness: 39%
- Fights finished in the first round: 7
- Last fight: August 20, 2023. Defeated Pedro Munhoz (20-8-0) by unanimous decision
