Former bantamweight title challenger, Chito Vera is set to return to action at UFC Fight Night Des Moines, taking on the streaking, Mario Bautista in a high-stakes pairing on May 3. from the Wells Fargo Arena in Iowa.
Vera, the current number seven ranked bantamweight contender, is tasked with snapping a two-fight losing skid in his return to action in May, most recently dropping a unanimous decision loss to former undisputed flyweight champion, Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Saudi Arabia last summer.
As for the surging, Bautista, the number eleven ranked contender landed his seventh consecutive victory against fan-favorite former featherweight kingpin, Jose Aldo at UFC 307 back in October, turning in a wrestling clinic in a controversial decision success.