Marlon Vera was able to recently win a “title”. It wasn’t a UFC one, but a life one.
The 25-year-old UFC bantamweight was finally able to pay for his daughter’s costly surgery after years of hard work and a number of fights in the UFC that had him save enough money to cover the costs of the procedure.
Vera’s 7-year-old daughter, Ana Paula, suffered from Moebius syndrome – a rare neurological condition that affects the muscles that control facial expression. One of Vera’s main life goals was to pay the $50,000 surgery needed to see her daughter smile.