A bantamweight showdown pitting Marlon Vera
against Dominick
Cruz is in the works to headline an Ultimate Fighting
Championship event on Aug. 13.
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ESPN Deportes was first to report that both parties have
verbally agreed to the five-round bout. The
UFC Fight Night event is likely to be held at the UFC Apex in
Las Vegas and will also see Alexa
Grasso square off against Viviane
Araujo in the evening’s co-main event.
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This will be Vera’s second consecutive
headlining engagement after he took a five-round verdict over
Rob
Font at UFC on ESPN 35 on April 30. “Chito” has been victorious
in four of his last five Octagon appearances, with other wins
coming against the likes of Frankie
Edgar, Davey Grant
and Sean O’Malley.
Cruz, a former 135-pound champion, is coming off a 2-0 2021. The
Alliance MMA standout garnered a split verdict over Casey
Kenney at UFC 259 before defeating Pedro
Munhoz via unanimous decision in his most recent appearance at
UFC 269 this past December.