Marlon Vera can’t help but wonder if he made the wrong call in fighting Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC on ABC 7 . Many people in the MMA community were surprised when Vera (21-10-1 MMA, 15-9 UFC) made a turnaround less than five months from his unanimous decision loss to Sean O’Malley in their bantamweight title fight at UFC 299 in March. “Chito” took a lot of damage in the contest, but insisted prior to stepping into the octagon with Figueiredo on Saturday at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, that he had fully recovered . Only he knows what’s true for sure, but the reality is Vera was knocked down for the first time in his 24-fight UFC career in the third round against Figueiredo, raising speculation about whether his durability has changed
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