Marlon Vera thinks a win over Cory Sandhagen should be enough to earn him a title shot. Winner of five of his past six, including finishes over No. 1 contender Sean O’Malley and former champion Dominick Cruz, Vera (20-7-1 MMA, 14-6 UFC) has proven to be a dangerous contender at 135 pounds. He meets Sandhagen (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) on Feb. 18 at a UFC Fight Night headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas – a bout he sees with big implications. “One thousand percent (it’s a big fight), and the guys that I have been beating are either former world champions or top-five guys,” Vera said on Michael Bisping’s “Believe You Me” podcast