Marlon Vera has had bigger fights in his career, but maybe none more important than his showdown with Charles Jourdain at UFC 331.
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Marlon Vera felt ‘demons knocking the door’ before ending slump at UFC 331
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The one-time bantamweight title challenger was on a career-worst four-fight losing streak heading into Saturday's event in Los Angeles, and a loss to the fast-rising Jourdain would have left “Chito†on shaky ground. However, Vera put on a resurgent performance, battering Jourdain for two rounds before scoring a knockout victory in the third.
Immediately after the referee stepped in, an emotional Vera dropped to his knees in celebration, and later told reporters that he fully felt the magnitude of the win.
“It's not a secret,†Vera said at the evening's post-fight press conference. “It's been a long time just failing short and failing short. You know, you lose two in a row, it's part of the game. Then when I went and faced [Aiemann] Zahabi, I was like, finally, I woke up. I felt that I was winning. Split decision loss. Then I kind of felt like I was just in a hole. It was like a nightmare. I couldn't get out of there. Then I went to fight in Mexico City and I fell short again and it's just like every wall around is falling in top of me.
“Today, literally, the whole camp was amazing, but walking into the locker room, walking into warming up, there was a lot of demons just knocking the door and kicking the door. I was just like, ‘F*ck you, man.†I've got to feed my family.â€
Vera's losing skid began when the fan favorite finally got a UFC bantamweight championship opportunity against Sean O'Malley at UFC 299 in March 2024. O'Malley was looking to avenge the first loss of his career after being defeated by Vera at UFC 252, and won unanimous decision to even the score.
Following that loss, Vera went on to to lose decisions to Deiveson Figueiredo, Aiemann Zahabi, and David Martinez. Vera had only lost consecutive fights once in his career prior to this recent slump. He made a camp change ahead of UFC 331, parting with longtime head coach Jason Parillo to work with fellow UFC bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. and his brothers, and he credits his new team with helping him avoid what could have been a life-altering loss.
“I want to keep my job,†Vera said. “I'm healthy. I feel strong. Nothing has changed in that matter, it's just I was making myself a lot of questions, that's why this camp I brought two of my coaches from the past, joined forces with the Rosas', and I just told myself I'm going to give myself a chance to see what I can do with a different look.
“Again, win, lose, or draw, I have never been the guy that goes and points fingers and talks shit, it's just tonight was literally fighting for the plate of food for my family. I was literally doing that because with another loss tonight I wouldn't be able to handle that as a man. I would literally be looking for a job on Monday because I don't want to lose that many times in a row. I don't want my kids to see that. I work too hard for this, so tonight I just fought like my life depended on it and moving forward I felt the changes work. Mentally, I was more creative, I was more in the moment and I felt great.â€
For Vera, this was his 27th UFC appearance and he now hold a 16-11 record inside the octagon. He admitted that as fight time approached, his body reacted in a way he'd never experienced before.
In the end, that turned out to be a good thing.
“When I wake up, I felt kind of the same, like the same nerves,†Vera said. “You're like, ‘F*ck, I've got to do this shit tonight.' I don't think no one wakes up and is like, ‘Woo, let's f*cking go.' I mean, maybe somebody, but not me. Then I get my breakfast, eat a little toast with butter. Now it's like, OK, tonight I have the chance to recover my career back, almost in a way get back on the horse and lead my way.
“But then when I got to the arena, my whole body was warm and boiling. I remember that feeling from early in my career when you're, like, actually nervous. Maybe I got too numb to the feeling, that's why I was kind of just hard and slow, I don't know, but today since the bus drive here with my team and the locker room, I even told them like, ‘Dude, I feel hot right now,' but I felt like the blood was pumping. I was like, it's got to be a good thing, I'm alive. Then going back to the voices in my head, I just really felt the support of my team, from teammates, trainers, managers, my family, I just felt the love, ‘No matter what, dude, you're going to be good. Just go in there and do your thing, it's your time.' F*ck, man, I'm very grateful. I'm very grateful for the people that decide to help me and come back and help me and I'm looking forward for what we can do next.â€
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Jake Paul cleared after Anthony Joshua knockout, eyes UFC stars
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October 12, 2026
Jake
Paul has been medically cleared to return to boxing after
recovering from the broken jaw he suffered in his knockout loss to
Anthony
Joshua last year, according to his promoter.Jake Paul names Conor McGregor, Sean Strickland and Francis
Paul has been medically cleared to return to boxing after
recovering from the broken jaw he suffered in his knockout loss to
Anthony
Joshua last year, according to his promoter.
Most Valuable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian announced
Thursday that Paul had been cleared to return to the ring. The
YouTuber-turned-boxer also shared a list of potential fights
spanning boxing and mixed martial arts, including matchups with
several current and former
Ultimate Fighting Championship athletes.
Jake Paul names Conor McGregor, Sean Strickland and Francis
Ngannou as possible opponents
Paul hasn't competed since Joshua stopped him in the sixth round in
December 2025. The defeat left “The Problem Child†with a broken
jaw that required surgery, followed by a second procedure in
February.
“Jake Paul has been cleared to return to the boxing ring,†Bidarian
wrote on X.
Paul's list included Canelo Alvarez, Ryan Garcia and Francis
Ngannou. He also named KSI, Sean
Strickland, Conor
McGregor, Nate Diaz,
Darren
Till, Edgar Berlanga and Tom
Aspinall, among others.
“I gotta be honest, unless things change with the UFC I’m kinda
over it,†Strickland wrote on X. “McGregor makes 30 million to
fight for 30 seconds and they don’t want to pay us a fraction of
it. Contemplating just going to 205 [pounds], knocking out my
contract and scrapping with [Jake Paul]. That sounds fun.â€
Paul, who has long called on the UFC to increase fighter pay,
responded to Strickland's post.
“Sean Strickland, I see your texts but are you out of contract?â€
Paul wrote on X. “Tell your ‘promoter’ to call MVP.â€
Before I rest… Canelo Alvarez Francis
Ngannou Conor
McGregor (Boxing & MMA) Sean
Strickland Darren Till
Ryan
Garcia KSI Chris Eubank Edgar Berlanga Tom
Aspinall (Boxing) Deontay
Wilder Nate Diaz
(MMA) Midget who ruined our fight World Title Make it happen
@nakisabidarian— Jake
Paul (@jakepaul)
October 8, 2026
I gotta be honest unless things change with
the UFC Im kinda over it. McGregor makes 30 million to fight for 30
second and they dont want to pay us a fraction of it. Contemplating
just going to 205 knocking out my contract and scrapping with
@jakepaul That sounds fun.— Sean
Strickland (@SStricklandMMA)
October 7, 2026
Jake Paul has
been cleared to return to the boxing ring🚀— Nakisa Bidarian (@nakisa_bidarian)
October 8, 2026
Sean
Strickland I see your texts but are you out of contract? Tell
your “promoter†to call MVP— Jake
Paul (@jakepaul)
October 8, 2026
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The card airs live in the U.S. on Paramount+ with the prelims
starting at 5 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. PT, followed by the main card at 8
p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.<p>Surging middleweight contenders <a href=”/fighter/Brendan-Allen-201703″>Brendan
Allen</a> (27-7) and <a href=”/fighter/Christian-Leroy-Duncan-209939″>Christian
Leroy Duncan</a> (15-2) will headline the card. Allen is coming off
wins over <a href=”/fighter/Marvin-Vettori-80421″>Marvin
Vettori</a>, <a href=”/fighter/Reinier-de-Ridder-133677″>Reinier
de Ridder</a> and <a href=”/fighter/Edmen-Shahbazyan-247691″>Edmen
Shahbazyan</a>. Meanwhile, Duncan is riding a five-fight winning
streak, topped off by victories against <a href=”/fighter/Roman-Dolidze-240323″>Roman
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a.m. BST on Sunday, Oct. 11.<p>Here's a look at the complete UFC Vegas 122 card as of Oct. 8:</p><p><a href=”/fighter/Brendan-Allen-201703″>Brendan
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Leroy Duncan</a><br/>
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<a href=”/fighter/Andre-Fili-58385″>Andre
Fili</a> vs. <a href=”/fighter/Kai-Kamaka-III-117585″>Kai Kamaka
III</a><br/>
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Tanzilovi</a><br/>
<a href=”/fighter/Julius-Walker-366067″>Julius
Walker</a> vs. <a href=”/fighter/Gerald-Meerschaert-21501″>Gerald
Meerschaert</a><br/>
<a href=”/fighter/Francisco-Prado-337565″>Francisco
Prado</a> vs. <a href=”/fighter/Ismael-Bonfim-84528″>Ismael
Bonfim</a><br/>
<a href=”/fighter/Niko-Price-96921″>Niko
Price</a> vs. <a href=”/fighter/Leon-Shahbazyan-158231″>Leon
Shahbazyan</a><br/>
<a href=”/fighter/Felipe-Franco-415770″>Felipe
Franco</a> vs. <a href=”/fighter/Brendson-Ribeiro-210539″>Brendson
Ribeiro</a><br/>
<a href=”/fighter/Allen-Frye-395495″>Allen
Frye</a> Jr. vs. <a href=”/fighter/Richard-Harris-429363″>Richard
Harris</a><br/>
<a href=”/fighter/Alice-Pereira-433004″>Alice
Pereira</a> vs. <a href=”/fighter/Darya-Zheleznyakova-334747″>Darya
Zheleznyakova</a><br/>
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Belal Muhammad shares nasty image of Brendan Allen’s staph infection prior to UFC Vegas 122 win
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October 11, 2026
Brendan Allen was dealing with a lot more than high stakes ahead of his big main event bout this past Saturday in Las Vegas.
Allen faced fellow surging middleweight contender Christian Leroy Duncan in the UFC Vegas 122 headliner at the Meta APEX. In a back-and-forth battle, Allen was able to get the victory with a fifth-round rear-naked choke submission to earn his fourth straight win.
There were moments in the fight where Allen looked like he couldn't get out of first gear, and Allen's teammate and friend Belal Muhammad shared why that could've been — revealing Allen entered fight week with a gnarly staph infection and had to compete on antibiotics. Check out the image below, which was shown in the original Twitter post, but then switched out with a different photo.
“What people don't know is Brendan was dealing with a staph infection since Tuesday of fight week,†Muhammad wrote. “Had to get on antibiotics, still has 5 days left on them, and despite all that adversity, went out there and got the finish. Never complained, never made excuses, just found a way to win. That's the heart of a champion. Proud of my brother.â€
Allen called for a fight with former champion Dricus du Plessis following the victory. Duncan's five-fight win streak came to an end during his game showing in his first UFC headliner.
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