This past Saturday on the main card of UFC Vancouver , we saw a fun matchup in the bantamweight division. Former title challenger Marlon “Chito” Vera (23-11-1) was looking to get back on track as he took on Aiemann Zahabi (14-2).

Zahabi entered the bout having won six fights in a row, that said, I wasn’t really impressed by him coming into this one. I thought this was a showcase opportunity for Chito Vera to get back on track and defeat a guy with a nice win streak.

Vera started strong in this one by dropping Zahabi in the first round, but things that have plagued Vera in the past plagued him again on Saturday night. Vera never got overly aggressive even when Zahabi was clearly hurt.

Zahabi came back strong in the second and third rounds and showed incredible toughness. Zahabi threw mor

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