Highlights
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Vera's great fight
WOW!!!! @chitoveraUFC 🇪🇨 le hizo un desastre el rostro a Rob Font #UFCVegas53 pic.twitter.com/Zu7n8uZg24 — UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) May 1, 2022
Result
Chito Vera of Ecuador defeated Font of the United States by unanimous decision on the scorecards.
5th round
Knowing he won the fight by the three knockdowns, Vera took control of the fight and withstood the onslaught of Font, who threw many punches but not very accurate and forceful. It will go to the scorecards.
4th round
Font seemed to have recovered, but again Vera with a right kick sent him to the canvas and, once again, Font held his ground to avoid going down by submission.
3rd round
Font now got a little nervous at the end of the final period, with Vera taking the baton, although he was unable to generate enough damage to put his opponent down again.
In the final stretch Vera once again knocked down Font and was saved again by the buzzer when the knockout seemed imminent.
2nd round
Vera is not keeping his guard up and while he is looking to generate damage with his feet, Font has taken advantage of it by dropping punches down the middle and to the face, including a knee that sent him reeling.
In the end, Chito sent Font to the canvas and, to his credit, time ran out to survive the period.
1st round
Vera started with a lot of intensity and kicking that generated damage, however, Font was recovering and with a couple of forehand shots managed to cut the advantage to put him under incessant pressure.
Start
The fight between Vera and Font begins.
The fifth best
While Font, the UFC's fifth-best fighter, is already listed as we speak.
Already out
The first to take the stage is the Ecuadorian Vera in search of the triumph.
Stellar fight
Now, yes, the Ecuadorian Vera will step into the cage to fight the expected fight against the American Font.
Result
Andrei Arlovski has earned a split decision win over Jake Collier.
3rd round
The fight was stopped in the first minute by a headbutt from Collier to Arlovski, although the referee asked them to stop doing that. After that, none of them could impose conditions and the decision will be given by the judges.
2nd round
Collier tries to be more offensive, but it was a very cautious period during the first minutes of the two compared to the first.
1st round
Collier with more force and decision in these first minutes, taking the baton of the fight and, in fact, Arlovski was cut near the eye.
In less than a minute
MAMA MÍA‼️ Joanderson Brito 🇧🇷 #UFCVegas53 pic.twitter.com/PdW7cE3Wx5 — UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) May 1, 2022
Next
The night's co-feature fight will feature Andrei Arlovski taking on Jake Collier, just before Font vs Vera.
Game over
Brito threw the right hand that sent Fili to the canvas and there he did not forgive him and finished him until the referee ended the fight. Great victory for the Brazilian.
Next fight
The next bout to take place will be that of American Andre Filivs against Brazilian Joanderson Brito.
Results
The first 3 fights of this card have already been contested and have yielded the following results:
Krzysztof Jotkodef defeated Gerald Meerschaert by unanimous decision.
Darren Elkins defeated Tristan Connelly by unanimous decision.
Grant Dawson defeated Jared Gordon by way of submission.
Upcoming events
These are the following May UFC events:
May 7: UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
May 14: UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
May 21: UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
June 4: UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
At this time
The fight between Gordon and Grant is already underway:
Talented LWs keep the action rolling!@JFlashGordonMMA vs @DawsonGrant20y1
— UFC (@ufc) May 1, 2022
[ #UFCVegas53 | LIVE on @ESPN ] pic.twitter.com/3K8B0qoAwH
In one hour
In approximately one hour the stellar fight between Font and Vera will take place and, of course, we will bring you all the details:
#Deportes 🥊 | La pelea de Chito Vera vs Rob Font sería entre las 20:15 - 20:45, aproximadamente.
— Radio Ciudad 101.7 FM (@RadioCiudad1017) May 1, 2022
Ya empezó la cartelera principal del UFC, son 5 peleas previa a la estelar. Y se transmite por Star Plus. pic.twitter.com/xPlvnGklmQ
All in all
In an interview with Fox Sports, Vera assured that he would go all out in search of the victory that would consolidate him as one of the best in his weight class:
"VOY A SALIR CON TODO, VOY A SALIR CON MUCHO CORAZÓN" 💛🇪🇨
— FOX Sports MX (@FOXSportsMX) April 30, 2022
"Estoy muy concentrado y con muchas ganas de este sábado salir a por todas porque una victoria aquí me pone cerca de ese título" 💪
Marlon 'Chito' Vera sobre la pelea que sostendrá vs Rob Font pic.twitter.com/Ryj33O41rC
Already warming up
This is how Gordon and Dawson are warming up before their fight.
Gordon vs Dawson is LIVE and FREE NEXT on @espn! #UFCVegas53 pic.twitter.com/LyJugRuPLM
— danawhite (@danawhite) May 1, 2022
Vera's arrival
While Vera, a little more smiling, has made her arrival.
Vera has arrived to the APEX! #UFCVegas53 pic.twitter.com/CfjGB9pVlO
— danawhite (@danawhite) April 30, 2022
Already arrived
Accompanied by his partner, Font arrived at the Las Vegas venue a few moments ago:
Font has arrived to the APEX! #UFCVegas53 pic.twitter.com/6P2KWnxUa8
— danawhite (@danawhite) April 30, 2022
Makes history
Usually they are Brazilians and there has even been a Mexican, but today Vera wants to make history by putting the name of Ecuador at the top of the UFC.
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Great show once again from Las Vegas as Marlon Vera looks to pull out the win in his first primetime bout against Rob Font. We begin with VAVEL's coverage of the show.
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What time is Rob Font vs Marlon “Chito” Vera match for UFC Vegas 53 2022?
This is the start time of the game Rob Font vs Marlon “Chito” Vera of April 30th in several countries:
Argentina: 9:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Bolivia: 8:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Brazil: 9:30 PM
Chile: 9:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Colombia: 7:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Ecuador: 7:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
United States (ET): 8:30 PM on UFC
Spain: 2:30 AM
Mexico: 7:30 PM on FOX Sports Premium
Paraguay: 9:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Peru: 7:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Uruguay: 9:30 PM on ESPN and Star +
Stellar card
A total of six fights will take place in the final round, where the clash between Font and Vera obviously stands out:
Bantamweight, Rob Font vs Marlon Vera
Heavyweight, Andrei Arlovski vs Jake Collier
Featherweight, Andre Fili vs Joanderson Brito
Light Heavyweight, Jared Gordon vs Grant Dawson
Featherweight, Darren Elkins vs Tristan Connelly
Middleweight, Krzysztof Jotko vs Gerald Meerschaert
Preliminary card
These are the bouts that will be part of the preliminary card in Las Vegas:
Featherweight, Daniel Lacerda vs. Francisco Figuereido
Heavyweight, Alexander Romanov vs Chase Sherman
Welterweight, Gabe Green vs Yohan Lainesse
Light Heavyweight, Natan Levy vs Mike Breeden
Women's Flyweight, Gina Mazany vs Shanna Young
Flyweight, Tatsuro Taira vs Carlos Candelario
It was worth it
Vera commented in an exclusive interview with Marca Claro that at the beginning nobody bet on him, but with effort and dedication he managed to take the step and now he is one of the best fighters in the bantamweight category.
"I feel good, I'm ready, on Saturday I'm going to go all out. It was difficult, it was a hard road, but hard roads make you stronger and I feel happy because I was able to survive it and that motivated me to move forward," he said.
Record of Marlon "Chito" Vera
While the Ecuadorian Marlon Vera wants to leave high his country and Latin Americans, emphasizing that he has 27 fights in the UFC with 18 wins, only 7 by knockout, plus seven losses. It is worth mentioning that he will be the first Ecuadorian who will be in a UFC main event fight.
Record of Rob Font
The 34-year-old, Rob Font, American has a long experience in the cages with a record of 19 wins and only five losses, 42 percent of them by knockout.
The Kick-off
The Rob Font vs Marlon “Chito” Vera match will be played at the UFC Apex, in Nevada, United States. The kick-off is scheduled at 8:30 pm ET.
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