One fighter competing on the UFC Vancouver card believes he was snubbed.
One of the headline fights at UFC Vancouver was a bantamweight tilt between Marlon “Chito” Vera and Aiemann Zahabi. Vera and Zahabi had a competitive three-round affair. Zahabi won the fight via split decision.
After the fight, “Chito” posted on his Instagram accountand it’s clear he doesn’t think the judges got it right.
“Sometimes things can get very dark,” Vera posted on social media shortly after the fight. “But if you don’t give up, you will become light. Don’t let it fool you. I won tonight, we got robbed in Canada.”
Vera hasn’t walked out of the Octagon with a win since August 2023, when he defeated Pedro Munhoz. Since then, “Chito” has fallen short against Sean O’Malley, Deiveson Figueiredo and Zahabi.
Vera was the No. 7 ranked UFC bantamweight in his UFC Vancouver fight. Zahabi was the No. 9 at 135-pounder, and he will move up the ladder.
What happens next with “Chito” remains to be seen. He hopes to turn things around in 2026 and remain relevant in the bantamweight division. Vera was competitive against Zahabi and some fans agree the result should have gone the other way. Regardless, a losing streak under the UFC banner is always sensitive.
As for Zahabi, he is now on a seven-fight winning streak. During that period he defeated Vera, Jose Aldo, Munhoz, Javid Basharat, Aori Qileng, Ricky Turcios and Drako Rodriguez. Zahabi is 8-2 under the UFC banner. After defeating “Chito,” Zahabi called for a clash with former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley.
UFC Vancouver was headlined by a middleweight clash between Brendan Allen and Reinier de Ridder. Allen made the most of his short-term opportunity, sealing an injury-time win after De Ridder failed to get off his stool for the fifth round.
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