UFC bantamweight Marlon “Chito” Vera did not mince words in calling out former champion Petr Yan. Vera detailed his many issues with Petr Yan in an interview with The MMA Hour, calling Yan a “fat c**t” and blasting him for ducking Vera to take a fight against Sean O’Malley instead.
“Petr Yan, that fat c***, declined the fight because he was eating pizza in Italy, and he said, ‘Oh, I don’t have time to make the weight or I don’t have time to prepare.’
Marlon Vera: “Fat C**t” Petr Yan Too Busy “Eating Pizza” To Fight
If I’m that easy money, why don’t you just say, ‘F*** it, I finish my slice and kick your ass.’ But he declined the fight — he said he wants to fight in November, October, so I was like, ‘You ain’t that cool to [wait] for you, buddy.’ So I was like, I want action. I want to fight. I want to make money. Let’s go. They went, ‘Well, he declined, you want to fight Dominick Cruz?’ I was like, sure, why not?
Why am I going to lie? There’s no lies. When you speak the truth, you don’t need to remember anything. So yeah, that’s what happened. That’s not s*** talking. He just didn’t have the time. He was doing a little trip in Europe. Good for him, dude. Good for him.”
Instead, Marlon Vera will take on another former champ in Dominick Cruz. As far as he’s concerned, there’s not much difference between the two opponents. It’s still, as he says, a fist fight.
“Just as equal. There’s no better, no less. Dominick’s a little older, let’s keep it real. He probably won’t keep up the way Yan will.
But it’s still a fist fight, dude. You can break your pinky and you’re f*****. A cut can change a fight. So I’m not thinking this is going to be any easier. I’m f****** waking up every day thinking this is going to be the hardest, bloodiest fight of my life, but I think that about every single guy.”
Before this fight was booked, Vera slammed Cruz for the same reasons as he’s slamming Petr Yan. When he accused Dominick Cruz of ducking him, Cruz pointed out that he’s more focused on higher-ranked opponents. Marlon Vera’s three-fight winning streak, including wins over Rob Font and Frankie Edgar, earned him enough bargaining power to take Dominick Cruz at UFC San Diego this Saturday.
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