‘I Don’t Think He Really Means It’- Former UFC Champion Dominick Cruz Shares Assessment of Rival Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera’s Trash-Talk
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz gave his candid assessment of Marlon Vera, who has recently been announced as his upcoming opponent. ‘Chito’ Vera has been extremely vocal about wanting to face Cruz as he believes the former champion has been avoiding a fight against him.
Cruz has understandably pushed back against the notion and he’s more than confident in his ability to shut down Vera’s rise in the UFC. Both men will headline UFC San Diego and fans have bookmarked the main event as one that will be impactful for the future of the division.
“When I look at Vera, all the things he says, I don’t think he really means it,” Cruz told ‘The Schmo’. “He does, but he just wants to be heard. He’s a guy that just wants people to hear him because look at what he did to Sean O’Malley and nobody said a thing about him. Nobody cares that he won that fight. He’s just tired of being ignored because people don’t really care that much about him.”
“When he wins, nobody says anything. So, I think that he’s just trying to be heard so he’s saying anything he can, really angry, he’s got a lot of demons, I guess, that he’s dealing with. I don’t know.”
Moreover, Dominick Cruz also talked about how Vera’s comments that have been recently directed towards him are a ploy to get into the headlines. He doesn’t believe that there are any genuine hints of animosity, rather, talks to garner interest in the fight.
“But when it comes down to it, when you see him win after that fight, I’ve seen him in the back, we’ve worked together, he’s cool. I have no beef with this guy so I’m very neutral about it. He’s obviously very angry about something. I think he just wants to be heard and for people to care about him.” [h/t mmafighting.com]
The bantamweight division is always wide open for the taking, especially with the marked rise in the skill set of all up-and-coming talent. Fans will keep an eye out for the winner as he’ll likely move right into title contention by the end of the year.
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