Vera is passing through San Diego, as this Friday afternoon she has to attend the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the exclusive party of the UFC 264 event.
When did Marlon Chito Vera chose San Diego as a training destination to “pass the level” and stay current within the UFC company (The Ultimate Fighting Championship). Have you imagined that one day she would star in an official act of a representative institution of that American city?
The Ecuadorian mixed martial arts fighter, thirteenth in the ranking in the UFC bantamweight division, he hit the ‘first pitch’ Thursday afternoon before the San Diego Padres’ game against Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals at Petco Park Stadium.
‘Ceremonial first pitch’, indicated a led billboard located under a giant screen that simultaneously presented the attending public to Chito Vera, who was uniformed with the Padres’ shirt and pants of military attire.
The tri-color bantamweight threw his left foot and the ball was caught by a team mascot.
“Not bad (the launch). Thank you @padres for inviting me today @ufc, “he wrote in a post on his Instagram account.
Padres, who play in the western division of the National League, has one of the best players in the major leagues today: Fernando Tatis Jr., a Dominican who last year was awarded a 14-year contract for $ 400 million.
The MMA commentator on the network ESPN Jon Anik highlighted the Manabita launch at Petco Park: “Pretty good seed off the left-handed stance too.”
Shoutout to @chitoveraUFC for throwing out the first pitch at the San Diego Padres game tonight. Pretty good seed outta the southpaw stance, too. 👏🏼⚾️🇪🇨
– Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) July 9, 2021
The Ecuadorian journalist and columnist for EL UNIVERSO Frank Maridueña maintains that Chito Vera received the honor of executing the ‘first pitch’ ceremony prior to the San Diego Padres’ game against the Major League Baseball Washington Nationals, which is usually presented in recognition of a community personality. “It was a very striking act because never before has a fighter received this invitation from a sport with little contact and that has many codes and rules of respect for the rival. I congratulate Chito Vera for her effort and dedication that fills many Ecuadorians with pride in this tough modality such as the UFC ”, assesses Maridueña.
Vera is passing through San Diego, because this Friday afternoon she has to attend the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the exclusive party of the UFC 264 event at the end of the trilogy between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, a fight that will take place this Saturday In Las Vegas.
The UFC’s national credit knows that city very well, because in April 2016 he settled there for a time to train at the Victory MMA and Fitness gym, under the reins of Dean Lester, Jeff Glober and Tony Palafox on the Victory team. After the setback of February 27 of that year in London, against the Englishman Davey Grant, Vera set herself the goal of “passing the level” and staying current within the company. He is currently the thirteenth ranked in the top 15 bantamweight championships.
Chito He jumped into the UFC Octagon recently on June 19 and defeated the same British rival from 2016 by unanimous decision on the UFC Vegas 29 undercard. The Manabi got his revenge. (D)