A loss to Jose Aldo changed Marlon Vera’s career.
After he dropped a unanimous decision to Aldo (31-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC) in December 2020, Vera (22-7-1 MMA, 14-6 UFC) won four straight, including knockouts of former champions Frankie Edgar and Dominick Cruz.
Although he lost Round 1 to Aldo, Vera won Round 2. However, he couldn’t close out the fight strongly enough. Vera has a tendency of starting out slow, but finds ways to unleash his killer instinct in his recent run. With Aldo’s retirement from MMA last week, Vera won’t get his rematch but is happy to see “The King of Rio” go out on his own terms.
