M. Vera (photo) promises to retire J. Aldo. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook @ufc
Marlon Vera shocked the world by beating Sean O'Malley in the UFC 252, held on the 15th. The Ecuadorian, who took the unbeaten record from his bantamweight promise (61,2kg), does not intend to stop there. Aiming to continue the good moment, 'Chito' Vera challenged a legend from the same continent: José Aldo.
To the North American website mmajunkie, Vera informed that facing the 'People's Champion' pleases him and, if the duel is confirmed, he will retire the Brazilian.
“I would retire Aldo in a minute. I like this fight. She excites me and of course I would accept. I would finish him off”, promised Vera.
As much as she has watched the former featherweight champion's (65,7kg) fights, Vera considers him irrelevant.
“I watched all the fights, but I didn't follow Aldo's career. I didn't really like him. There are fighters I like and others I don't care about. Aldo is one of the ones I don't care about. I'm sure he's liked, but some fighters you simply don't like, you don't support. I knew he would beat the opponents he beat and that he would lose to McGregor and Holloway. He's a great fighter, I just didn't become one fanboy"
Vera, who, for the first time in her career, was present in the second most important fight of a numbered event, took advantage of the opportunity and wants to repeat or be part of the main fight.
“I would love to be in the main fight and I have the energy to last five rounds. If the UFC offers me the same position in a numbered event, I’ll accept that too,” he concluded.
By surprising Sean O'Malley, Marlon Vera recovered from the controversial defeat suffered against song yadong. Previously, the Ecuadorian had won five consecutive fights, all of which were via the fast track (three knockouts and two submissions). On the other hand, since he switched from featherweight to bantamweight, José Aldo He competed in two matches and was defeated by the champion, Petr yan, and Marlon moraes.
