Marlon Vera is ready to get back in the octagon and will look to get back in the win column.
Vera, No. 15 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings, has signed on to fight the streaking Davey Grant at UFC Fight Night on June 19. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after an initial report from MMA DNA. The person requested anonymity since the UFC has yet to make an announcement.
The matchup will mark Vera’s first bout of the year. In his last fight, Vera (16-7-1 MMA, 10-6 UFC) fell short of taking a major step in his career when he lost a unanimous decision to former featherweight champion Jose Aldo on Dec. 19, 2020. Prior to that setback, Vera defeated Sean O’Malley by TKO last August at UFC 252.
Grant (13-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC), meanwhile, is the owner of a three-fight winning streak. which includes a split decision over Grigorii Popov and knockouts of both Martin Day and most recently Jonathan Martinez on March 13.
The fight is a rematch of their February 2016 bout in which Vera defeated Grant via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 84.
With the addition, the updated June 19 card includes:
- Chan Sung Jung vs. Dan Ige
- Matt Brown vs. Dhiego Lima
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Kanako Murata
- Roque Martinez vs. Josh Parisian
- Bruno Silva vs. Wellington Turman
- Julian Erosa vs. Seungwoo Choi
- Casey O’Neill vs. Lara Procopio
- Tyson Nam vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
- Davey Grant vs. Marlon Vera
