“Album cover material,” – UFC 299’s title contender Marlon Vera’s weight-cut BTS shot with wife has fans split over INSANE aura from the fighter

Rare weight-cutting footage of Marlon Vera radiates a stone-cold demeanor from the fighter right before his win, reaving fans in awe.

“Album cover material,” – UFC 299’s title contender Marlon Vera’s weight-cut BTS shot with wife has fans split over INSANE aura from the fighter

Marlon Vera takes a run at Sean O'Malley's title gold next (Source: IMAGO)

The hyped rematch between Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera and bantamweight champ Sean O’Malley edges closer every hour. At 23-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC, Vera is heading to the UFC 299 headliner (Pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) as O’Malley’s maiden defense. The duo has already been squabbling in full force, as apparent from their UFC 299 Fighter Hotel altercation in Miami. At 17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC, Vera marks the lone ‘1’ in his stat that ‘Suga’ wants to avenge.

O’Malley bagged his gold with a fateful knockout of Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292. Currently, the debutant 145lber has been pitching in on the bantamweights. On The Weekly Scraps Podcast, Sterling mentioned the champ retaining his gold, with reports of Vera not having a great camp. Marlon Vera has fired back on ‘fu*king loser‘ and YouTuber Sterling for such claims during UFC 299’s pre-fight media scrum.

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Even Michael Bisping has nudged in the same. While the rumors might not be true this time, Vera has had his fair share of tough lead-ups to bouts. A recent post on X has gone viral that shows his wife María Paulina Escobar tending to him. This was during his weight-cut before his lopsided win at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera.

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Quite a few fans have noted his scathing aura in the imagery, right before a match he won. A prime reaction read – “Album cover material;” while another wished for him to finish Sean O’Malley yet again when they meet. And these aren’t the only such reactions.

Fight fans react to new image weight-cutting image of Marlon Vera preceding his victory

Current 135lbs champion Sean O’Malley runs back things with Marlon Vera this weekend. ‘Chito’ happens to be a sole loss in his otherwise impeccable record. The duo meet in Saturday’s UFC 299 headliner at Kaseya Center in Miami.

Fans react to Marlon Vera's viral image before UFC 299
Fans react to Marlon Vera’s viral image before UFC 299 (Source: Twitter/IMAGO)

Ahead of this, the couple of bantamweight have been engaging in mild banters and disses at each other. Now and then Marlon Vera goes viral with behind-the-scene titbits; like winning over netizens with a wholesome picture of his family. Currently, he has done so yet again with a picture of him before facing Rob Font.

Here’s how fans have reacted to it –

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Fans have accordingly lauded the “stone-cold” demeanor that comes from the imagery, right before his win. Some have even gone a step further to invoke a comparison with the legendary fictional character ‘Scarface’. Antonio “Tony” Montana is the titular protagonist villain that goes by that name. Hollywood actor Al Pacino famously played the said character.

Others have, however, indulged in other athletes having way more “colder” moments of absolution. Like Jon Jones‘ walkout. Or that of Islam Makhachev silencing his doubters after his head-kick KO at UFC 294. All in all, it’s these little titbits that build up the hype for such a fight.

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