Fighters participate in tons of interviews within the buildup to their matchups, however not usually are they completed in the identical room with one another, a lot much less inside arms’ attain.
Dominick Cruz and Marlon Vera shared a face-to-face interview on the UFC’s official YouTube channel forward of their bantamweight conflict in the principle occasion of UFC on ESPN 41, which takes place Saturday in San Diego.
The interview was surprisingly cordial but additionally very tense. Each fighters made it no secret that they intend to wreck the opposite and take house the victory, as they each aspire to win the UFC bantamweight title. It was an important chat and a method to get hyped for this key, high contender bout.
Cruz (24-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) enters the cage for the primary time in 2022. His final outing was in December at UFC 269 the place he defeated Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision. The win marked Cruz’s second consecutive victory of the calendar 12 months, having defeated Casey Kenny by break up determination final March.
Vera (21-7-1 MMA, 13-6 UFC) has been on a tear since dropping a unanimous determination to former champion Jose Aldo in 2020. “Chito” has since received his three earlier bouts. In 2021, he defeated Davey Grant by unanimous determination and finished former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar. In April, Vera received the primary primary occasion of his UFC profession, knocking off Rob Font in a hard-fought unanimous decision victory.
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