Marlon Vera is fine with being called out. But his first priority is fighting as much as he can and he’s not going to let any opponent dictate his schedule.
That includes up-and-coming bantamweight Nathaniel Wood, who has long craved an Octagon meeting with “Chito” and was thrilled when his name was mentioned by the Ecuadorian following Vera’s win over Frankie Saenz at UFC Nashville. It was a follow-up to a previous call-out by Wood, one that was motivated by Wood wanting to avenge a loss that his coach, Brad Pickett, took against Vera back in March 2017.