M. Vera challenged D. Cruz (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)
New member of the top 5 in the UFC bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg), Marlon Vera has some names in mind for his next fight in the organization. After challenging the former featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg) José Aldo, the Ecuadorian launched a challenge to another former champion: Dominick Cruz.
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During his participation in “MMA Hour”, a podcast from the North American website “MMA Fighting”, Marlon Vera mocked the old refusals on the part of Dominick Cruz, but was willing to face the former bantamweight champion.
“Before, the ten times he refused to face me – I'm not calling you a coward, but he refused a few times in the past, he always said he wanted to face opponents who were above him in the rankings. He guesses? I'm above you now, motherfucker. Now we can fight”, said Vera.
Dominick Cruz is currently in eighth place in the bantamweight rankings and is coming off two consecutive victories in 2021. Marlon Vera He talked about the times the former champion refused to face him, but made it clear that “the game has changed”.
“They tried to get married when I lost to José Aldo and was ranked 14th or 15th. Then they tried to get married before the fight against Frankie Edgar, when I was number 13 or 11. He always said that I was very low and that he needed someone to lift him up to a title fight. Now I'm number five, let's lift you to the belt, brother. The word is given: if you want it, come and get it”, he concluded.
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