Marlon Vera has no plans of letting the biggest opportunity of his career go to waste this Saturday night.
“Chito” squares off against former featherweight champion Jose Aldo in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 17. After handing rising bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley his first career loss - a first-round TKO win at UFC 252 in August - Vera thought the UFC might try to rebook a fight with top-10 bantamweight Jimmie Rivera.
As the days went on, the 28-year-old started to feel like a career-altering fight could be heading in his direction.