Is Marlon Vera the new Tony Ferguson?

[Kaiokenrye24]

Marlon got beat up pretty bad against O’Malley and now he got dropped against Figuiredo. He was also nowhere near competitive against Cory Sandhagen, no way that should’ve been a split decision. He starts too slow and is starting to become a glorified punching bag for skilled strikers

 

[The Bloody Nine]

He hasn't really been beaten to a pulp yet like Tony.

 

[Substance Abuse]

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Maybe when he starts thinking there are tracking devices in his body or people living in his walls

 

[Jose Beehive]

<{cruzshake}>

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Marlon got beat up pretty bad against O’Malley and now he got dropped against Figuiredo. He was also nowhere near competitive against Cory Sandhagen, no way that should’ve been a split decision. He starts too slow and is starting to become a glorified punching bag for skilled strikers

Needs to see if he works out like Tony before saying if he's gonna end up like Tony

 

[BangBang]

Marlon Vera ain't no Harvard Business School student pffffft!

 

[Greyscale]

To be a Tony you gotta be unable to stop after, say, 3-4 straight KO/sub losses. Vera can still be a gatekeeper why Tony's gates were immediately blown open by Chandler

 

[Bubzeh]

Little extreme but I was not impressed by him at all. First two rounds were worthless.

 

[EndlessCritic]

The only apt comparison to Tony Ferguson is he's a bit too willing to play off of his back. Though he's objectively good at landing elbows.

He fought well. The fight was 1-1 going into round 3, and the fight was dead even on the betting line going into rd3. He's a massive problem for most guys, but will have to work back into the title picture.

 

[Prologue]

Tony Ferguson is the kind of guy Marlon Vera becomes. Like the Day Man.

 

[Prologue]

Needs to see if he works out like Tony before saying if he's gonna end up like Tony

This is how David Goggins makes Tony "stay hard".

 

[filthybliss]

Marlon got beat up pretty bad against O’Malley and now he got dropped against Figuiredo. He was also nowhere near competitive against Cory Sandhagen, no way that should’ve been a split decision. He starts too slow and is starting to become a glorified punching bag for skilled strikers

A losing streak of 2 matches is not enough for that title.....

 

[KillerIsBack V2]

Getting beaten by 2 world champions makes you a bum now?

 

[KO Shotz]

Not at all. Chito didn't fold vs Suga like most would have in that fight, & losing to Figgy doesn't mean he's a scrub. Figgy is a former champ who is as good as it gets obviously since he can be a top guy in two different divisions. Chito's last two fights were losses, yes, but he didn't get finished in either against elite guys. He could've done better vs Figgy but in no way did he look like he didn't belong in the same octagon as Figgy.

 

[KarateYeah]

Has he kicked any cables?

 

[Nabs]

Not T-Ferg level yet, but we're just coming to realize that he's just not as good as we thought. I see him as one of the gatekeepers (Dariush, Many, etc) of the division at this point. He probably won't get another crack at the belt.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Needs to see if he works out like Tony before saying if he's gonna end up like Tony

His taco-spine deadlifts were incredible.

 

[15089371]

Nah he still has a long way down to go before that still. He's losing to top 5 guys because that's just how far his skills goes as it stands currently. The only fight where he really took a beating was the O'Malley fight but that was still a lot less trauma than all Tony took from Gaethje. Vera will still get some good fights and wins, but it does seem his ceiling stop somewhere outside the top 5.

 

[NoSmilez]

Nah he is just a contender that can't get back into contention. Maybe closer to Yan when he was on that losing streak. Whatever it is. Chito hasn't taken a step down in competition.