Former bantamweight title challenger Marlon “Chito” Vera is all set to make the walk for his 26th UFC bout as he returns to the city where he stepped into the Octagon for his first.
“Chito” kicked off his Octagon career in Mexico City back at UFC 180, where he competed in the very first fight of the night – a unanimous decision loss to Marco Beltran. Now, in something of a full-circle moment, he’s back in the Mexican capital.
A lot has happened for Vera since that inauspicious start to his UFC career. Fifteen wins and one unsuccessful bantamweight title challenge have taken him from a budding prospect hoping to make his way in the sport to one of the division’s most dangerous contenders.