Marlon Vera plans to step away for a “reset” following his latest loss to Deiveson Figueiredo.
Vera was completely outclassed by the former flyweight champ en route to a unanimous decision loss in their bantamweight clash at UFC on ABC 7 on Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. This marked Vera second consecutive decision loss following a failed title bid against Sean O’Malley at UFC 299 this past March.
Addressing his latest loss, Vera admitted that he may have returned to action too soon after the O’Malley defeat.
“I fail at myself last [night]. I thought I was ready I felt good in the gym but at the end maybe I come back too quick after a hard title fight,” he wrote on Instagram. “Life doesn’t end here. I still dream about big things, I just need time to let go and reset.
Vera won four consecutive fights from 2021 to 2022, including knockouts over former champs Frankie Edgar and Dominick Cruz. However, the Ecuadorian has since dropped three of his last four, albeit all against elite competition.
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