This is the live blog for Marlon “Chito” Vera vs. Aiemann Zahabi, the featured bantamweight fight at UFC Vancouver on Saturday night at Rogers Arena.
Vera joined the UFC in 2014 and, after a rocky start,
quickly became a staple of the bantamweight division. Knockout wins over Frankie Edgar and Dominick Cruz, plus a stoppage victory over Sean O’Malley, helped propel Chito to a title fight against O’Malley last year, which he lost badly. A loss to former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo in his next fight left Vera reeling, but after a sizable layoff, Vera says he’s ready to get back to his winning ways on Saturday.
Brother of famed coach Firas Zahabi, Aiemann Zahabi is currently on the best run of his career, having rattled of six consecutive victories. Most recently, Zahabi won a unanimous decision over Jose Aldo, retiring the UFC legend and putting himself in the mix at 135 pounds.
Check out the live blog for Vera vs. Zahabi below.
Preamble
Credit to Manon Fiorot who just dummied Jasmine Jasudavicius. Best she’s ever looked.
We keep rolling to a fight that could be fun, or Chito could do nothing for 15 minutes. You never know what you’ll get with a Chito fight. Let’s find out!
