Chito Vera was Exposed?

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What’s the right word to apply here?
Exposed? Dominated? Outclassed? All the above?

I feel like I was well aware of Chito’s shortcomings especially as a big fan of his.
Full credit to Cory Sandhagen for pressuring Chito and exposing all those weakness.
First time I’ve seen all those problems in Chito’s game being showcased in harmony in one fight.
I thought a 5 round fight would work in favour of Chito’s “slow start” style but it’s clear he’s no tactician.
Am I being too hard on him? Can he/will he fix the holes in his game?
 
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Chito was never that good. Beating up a pair of 40 year olds in Edgar and Cruz doesn't mean much to me. He barely scraped by Font, it's not just about winning but how you win and Chito looked bad and flawed in most of his wins recently too. Beating Davey Grant doesn't say much either and Grant has a win over him too. Chitos pace has always been bad, he got pressured and edged out by Lineker too. Chitos guard is underwhelming and he's very easy to take down and keep down as we've seen in the past.

Chito is good at making big things happen but his IQ is low and he can't really change gears. There's probably 20 BWs in the world I'd favor to beat Chito. He got the push by the UFC and very favorable match making, he's good but super exploitable.
 
Chito is good at making big things happen but his IQ is low and he can't really change gears. There's probably 20 BWs in the world I'd favor to beat Chito. He got the push by the UFC and very favorable match making, he's good but super exploitable.
Maybe more accurately, the UFC was exposed tonight. If that’s the case, I admit they had me fooled. I was expecting a much more competitive battle.
 
Maybe more accurately, the UFC was exposed tonight.

Fonts legit but he was pushing 35 vs Chito and had just lost to Aldo where he ate a bunch of shots and got knocked down multiple times. None of Chitos wins on his current streak were quality in my opinion.
 
He had defeat in his eyes when he walked in the building. Sandhagen is an extremely tough fight for anyone
I thought I saw that too actually. He looked subdued at the walkout. Like a close relative died or something.
 
If he's smart. It's a fight that will show him his weaknesses and he'll improve those. Time will tell.
 
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