Expect Marlon Vera to climb the official UFC bantamweight rankings when the promotion tallies the updates in the days following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 53 fight card.
Vera was the No. 8 ranked fighter heading into his main event contest against the No. 5 ranked Rob Font. Over the course of the 25-minute contest, Vera scored three knockdowns while delivering an otherworldly amount of damage to the visage of his opponent. As for Vera, he left the octagon in almost the same manner he entered it, despite Font outlanding him by over 110 significant strikes.
With the victory, Vera is on a three-fight winning streak and 9-2 in his past 11 fights.