Former title challenger, Marlon Vera is slated to make his return to at UFC Battle Night time Abu Dhabi on August third. – drawing former undisputed flyweight kingpin, Deiveson Figueiredo in a barnburning conflict.
Vera, the present quantity 4 ranked bantamweight contender, headlined UFC 299 again in March in Miami, struggling a one-sided unanimous resolution defeat to present division champion, Sean O’Malley within the pair’s title battle rematch.
As for Figueiredo, the previous flyweight titleholder turned in his second straight victory on the bantamweight restrict since his transfer to 135lbs again in April at UFC 300, landing an eventual submission win over former champion, Cody Garbrandt.
Marlon Vera attracts Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Abu Dhabi
Information of Marlon Vera’s return in an enormous battle in opposition to Brazilian star, Figueiredo was first reported by Brazilian outlet, AgFight.
Previous to his resolution loss in opposition to Montana striker, O’Malley, Ecuadorian striker, Vera had landed a title-eliminator win over one other Brazilan veteran, Pedro Munhoz, shifting him again to the winner’s enclosure following a choice lack of his personal to Cory Sandhagen.
Seeing a formidable win halted on the San Antonio occasion, Vera had turned in a formidable successful run of 4 victories over Davey Grant, Frankie Edgar, Rob Font, and former two-time bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz.
For former flyweight gold holder, Figueiredo the Brazilian has landed with aplomb on the bantamweight restrict, by way of a pair of back-to-back victories over the above-mentioned Garbrandt, which adopted a choice shutout over common-foe, Font.
Throughout his run as flyweight title – which he landed twice throughout his keep within the division, Figueiredo had racked up profitable title defenses in opposition to each Brandon Moreno, after a depraved submission win over the surging Alex Perez in his first outing as flyweight finest.
Who wins at UFC Abu Dhabi in August: Marlon Vera or Deiveson Figueiredo?
