Marlon Vera has his work cut out for him at UFC Fight Night: Abu Dhabi this weekend.
of Figueiredo training at Nurmagomedov's gym in Abu Dhabi has sparked rumors, especially considering Belal Muhammad's success at UFC 304 after training with the former lightweight champion.
Vera has suffered tremendously with wrestling in some of his losses, leading many to think Figueiredo will try to bring that threat to their fight. Deiveson Figueiredo seen training at Khabib’s gym in Abu Dhabi ahead of his fight against Chito Vera this weekend 👀"I don't think you will learn wrestling in one week," Vera said. "Khabib probably has this stigma that he can be a coach and everything. But, good luck with that. I'm prepared, I brought really good training partners --- excellent wrestlers and grapplers in my gym. ... If you wanna wrestle we can wrestle.
Vera and Figueiredo sit - controversially - underneath the co-main event between Shara Magomedov and Michal Oleksiejczuk this weekend at UFC Abu Dhabi. View the full card below :UFC Rankings: Belal Muhammad's Pound-For-Pound Nod, Paddy Pimblett Cracks Top 15Mathew is a UK-based combat sports journalist and graphic designer. He joined MMAKO when it was first founded in 2023. Find his work on The Fight Fanatic & Heavy on UFC. He can be contacted on mr@thefightfanatic.
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