The main event at UFC San Antonio had a few unexpected results. While many mixed martial arts fans were rooting for Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera to claim his fifth consecutive victory, fate evidently had different plans for the fighter. However, ‘Chito’ did his best to stay humble after facing defeat at the hands of Cory Sandhagen. 

The ‘Sandman’ won over ‘Chito’ via split decision, after the two went against each other for the five rounds. Nevertheless, the fans noticed that Vera was unable to perform well in the first couple of rounds. Arguably, that became the reason for his loss. The Ecuadorean Warrior recently took to Twitter and revealed his disappointment. Thankfully, fans still stood firm in support of Vera after his recent loss. 

Fans still support Marlon Vera 

From the very beginning of the fight, ‘Sandman’ dominated the Octagon as he took the fight to the ground. The story repeated itself in the second round. The fight became much more exciting as ‘Chito’ showed his fighting prowess in the subsequent rounds. 

However, Sandhagen became the victor through a split decision. Disappointed at the outcome of the fight, Vera declared that he won’t stop. He tweeted, “Fell short today got zero excuses just remember something I won’t stop. This sucks but f**ks it’s life.”

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Surprisingly, UFC fans rallied behind the fighter and tried to raise his spirits. Some fans stated that it was a great opportunity to grow and remarked how humble ‘Chito’ was in defeat.

Few fans claimed that ‘Chito’ was still one of the best fighters. 

Surprisingly, one of the fans said that Vera would rise victorious if he went against ‘Sandman’ in a ten-round fight. 

Furthermore, some fans had complete faith in the fighter and believed that he would come back. 

Another fan doubted the judges’ decision and dissed them. 

Nevertheless, it was crystal clear that ‘Chito’ was indeed one of the fan-favorite fighters. He received nothing but well wishes from the fans.

‘Chito’ didn’t want a title shot

Prior to the bout against Sandhagen, Vera spoke with MMA Junkie and revealed that he didn’t care about the title. He understood that not everything goes as planned in the world of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. However, he did wish to score a win over ‘Sandman’.

‘Chito’ said, “I really don’t care. Right now, it’s not about the title. It’s about to beat Cory Sandhagen.” As the fighter stated, his plans went awry and unfortunately, he lost. But he did not lose the fans’ support and promised to rise back up again.

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