M. Vera in a press conference after the UFC San Diego (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube)
The target of praise from fans and experts, the characteristic movement of Dominick Cruz in the Octagon he didn't impress Marlon Vera. After knocking out the former bantamweight champion (up to 61,2 kg) in the main fight of UFC San Diego, last Saturday (13), the Ecuadorian minimized his opponent's style.
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In a press conference held after the event, Marlon Vera stated that he did not believe that the style and movement of Dominick Cruz are functional for MMA.
“Honestly, my team and I think the way he fights is at a very low level. He has no base, he doesn't have a good posture. All that moving from side to side, we said I would have to kick the s**t out of him. I believe his style is not the best for MMA. It might work better for boxing, but in MMA we have a lot more weapons”, analyzed “Chito”.
Marlon Vera continued, stating that the great virtue of Dominick Cruz It's about being able to mix movement with takedowns, something that didn't work in this Saturday's fight.
“What he does well is mix takedowns with this movement. This is how he finds success. But I knew it would be very difficult for him to take me down, so we were very confident, but we knew the fight wouldn't be easy”, he concluded.
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