{"id":448684,"date":"2022-05-26T00:34:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T07:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=448684"},"modified":"2022-05-26T00:34:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T07:34:10","slug":"marlon-vera-tells-dominick-cruz-to-pick-up-his-phone-august-13-i-retire-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/marlon-vera-tells-dominick-cruz-to-pick-up-his-phone-august-13-i-retire-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlon Vera tells Dominick Cruz to pick up his phone: \u201cAugust 13, I retire you!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marlon Vera has once again called out Dominick Cruz by claiming he would ‘retire’ him if they fought later this summer.<\/p>\n

While he isn’t exactly everyone’s cup of tea from a personality standpoint, nobody can deny that Marlon Vera – also known as ‘Chito’ – is beginning to establish himself as a real contender in the bantamweight division. He’s currently riding a three-fight win streak with his last four wins all coming against notable names in the form of Sean O’Malley, Davey Grant, Frankie Edgar and Rob Font.<\/p>\n

He’s looking for a big step up<\/a> in competition in his next bout and if he gets his way, he’ll certainly have a giant test stood in front of him in Dominick Cruz.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/chitoveraufc\/status\/1529628944298823681<\/p>\n

“@DominickCruz you better pick up the phone, august 13 I retire you!”<\/p>\n

Dominick Cruz is best known for being arguably the greatest bantamweight of all-time, and even at the age of 37, he’s still someone that needs to be taken incredibly seriously in the division’s top 15.<\/p>\n

The veteran has recently been able to defeat Casey Kenney and Pedro Munhoz, both of whom gave him some problems throughout the course of their respective bouts.<\/p>\n

If he was to take such a big step up in competition then there’s every chance he could fall flat but at the same time, this could serve as a really interesting insight into the past, present and future at 135 pounds.<\/p>\n

Vera has a unique, fascinating style and the same is often said for Cruz, but it’s hard to figure out what kind of fight we’d get when they actually get in there.<\/p>\n

That kind of unpredictability and intensity sells, though, as would the lingering beef that appears to exist between them.<\/p>\n

Who do you think would be the favourite heading into this blockbuster fight<\/a> – Marlon Vera or Dominick Cruz?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Marlon Vera has once again called out Dominick Cruz by claiming he would ‘retire’ him if they fought later this summer. While he isn’t exactly everyone’s cup of tea from a personality standpoint, nobody can deny that Marlon Vera – also known as ‘Chito’ – is beginning to establish himself as a real contender in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54478,"featured_media":445028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10131,39563,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nMarlon Vera tells Dominick Cruz to pick up his phone: \u201cAugust 13, I retire you!\u201d | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Marlon Vera has once again called out Dominick Cruz by claiming he would 'retire' him if they fought later this summer.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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