“I ain’t waiting for no one”- Marlon Vera fires back at Petr Yan after he dismisses ‘Chito’ as a potential opponent


“I ain’t waiting for no one”- Marlon Vera fires back at Petr Yan after he dismisses ‘Chito’ as a potential opponent

Petr Yan and Marlon Vera

Marlon Vera has fired back at former bantamweight champion Petr Yan. Both fighters are having a back and forth on social media and Marlon has replied to Petr Yan’s recent tweet, which asked him to wait for his fight with Petr.

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Marlon has been wanting to fight Petr Yan since his victory against Rob Font at UFC Vegas 53. Marlon outmatched Rob and left him unrecognizable at the end of the 5th round. Rob held his ground until the end of the fight, but Marlon won the fight via a unanimous decision. Marlon has been showing incredible performance in his recent matches and has delivered an impressive performance of the Night victory over Frankie Edgar, and a Fight of the Night win against Rob Font.

Marlon, in an interview, expressed his desire to fight Petr Yan and called out Petr Yan on Twitter to fight on August 13. Petr responded to the tweet and asked Marlon to wait for his fight till October. Petr, in his tweet, said: “If you want to fight the best you can wait till September/October, but if you want to just to be UFC’s bitch and fill out the spot in August, you can f**k off and don’t waste my time..

Marlon responded to the tweet and said he won’t be waiting for Petr Yan and criticized him for his English. Marlon, in his tweet, said, “Wait? F**k u I ain’t waiting for no one, u call me out, UFC offer something u the bitch. Also, learn English is pathetic being a man and having your manager translating for u. Dork”

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“Duckminator”- Marlon Vera is ready to fight Dominick Cruz if Petr Yan refuses to fight

Dominick Cruz and Marlon Vera
Dominick Cruz and Marlon Vera

Marlon Vera has called out Dominick Cruz and has claimed that he is ready to fight him if Petr Yan refuses to accept Marlon’s offer to fight. Marlon is currently the 5th ranked fighter in the bantamweight division and has been rising slowly and steadily.

In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Dominick Cruz talked about fighting the top dogs in the bantamweight division, but Marlon’s mane was missing from the list. Dominick Cruz revealed he wants to fight a fighter ranked higher than him but also said he is ready to fight Henry Cejudo if he returns to the octagon. Cruz is ranked 8th in the bantamweight division but still not named Marlon as a potential opponent.

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Marlon Vera responded and called out Dominick Cruz for a potential fight if Petr Yan refuses to fight Marlon on August 13th. Marlon Vera in his tweet said: UFC, reach out to the duckminator after Petr declines August 13th main event.

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