Rob Font vs Marlon Vera: Marlon Vera has more arguments

On May 1, another UFC tournament will take place in Las Vegas. The main event of the evening will feature top fighters Rob Font (USA) and Marlon Vera (Ecuador).

The bout will take place in the bantamweight division. Rob Font is ranked fifth in his division's official UFC challenger rankings, while Marlon Vera is ranked eighth. In bookmakers' betting odds, Font is the favorite.

Rob Font has been a long-time contender, but still, after four straight wins, he lost to the legendary Jose Aldo. The American has a great boxing background and physical attributes. He is not so good in wrestling, but in his fight against Marlon Vera, it doesn't matter; the Ecuadorian doesn't like to tumble either.

This fighter also suffered his last defeat at the hands of Jose Aldo but has managed to close it out with two wins already. His opposition was also strong, and he, too, prefers to fight in the stand-up position. But he also has some things that Fonta does not have. For example, he has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (which means he can fight in a critical situation), and he is an excellent kicker and does not fall into knockdowns; he keeps his punches.

Curtis Blaydes (like the bookmakers, though) sees Rob Font as the favorite.

We're in for a fight. Probably, it is going to be the best fight of the night. I'll put my money on Rob. He's got incredible boxing instincts. Boxing in MMA, in general, is hard - you're open to takedowns and leg kicks. But he manages to avoid trouble thanks to his incredible hand speed. Plus, he has pretty good punching power. I like Vera too, but I think Rob will take the rounds thanks to his boxing skills.

Curtis Blaydes

But I'll take the liberty to argue. That there will be a fight - I agree, but I don't think it's this time that Rob will be able to avoid the takedowns and wrestling that will sum up to wear him out and make him less of a threat. It's unlikely that anyone will knock anyone out, but Marlon Vera is very likely to win on points.

Analysts offer 1.72 on Rob Font's win and 2.10 on Marlon Vera's win.

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