Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera may not be fighting at UFC 313 this weekend, but the one-time title challenger still found his way into headlines.
In a now-viral video released Friday morning, Vera was doing some work on his truck when a man approached him in his driveway and brandished a knife during an alleged attempted robbery. It was then that Vera quickly dove into his vehicle and pulled out a shotgun. Seeing the weapon pointed directly at him, the alleged robber thought twice about what he was doing and quickly fled the scene.
Check out the footage below:
Professional UFC fighter, Chito Vera, was working on his truck as a man with what appears to be a knife tried approaching him.
Chito immediately recognizes the danger and pulls out a shotgun from his car to deter the threat pic.twitter.com/uu6B4lBFph
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Fans React to ‘Chito’ Vera’s Viral Video
UFC fans had a variety of reactions to the above clip with most of them commending ‘Chito’ for his quick thinking in the face of danger.
“Stay strapped! This is a UFC fighter he could easily knock this MF out cold,” one user wrote. “But he was smart and grabbed his gun to take any chance of being stabbed away. I’m an even bigger fan of Chito Vera now.”
“I love Chito, straight up just pulled it outta his inventory ready on deck,” a second posted.
“Funniest thing about this is Chito would beat his f*cking a**,” a third added.
“He pulled the shotty out and said HAHA YOU THOUGHT!!!! Lmaoooooooooo,” a fourth said.
However, not everyone was convinced that the incident was legit, suggesting that the UFC star staged the brief altercation.
“Looks fake as f*ck,” an X user claimed.
“Sh*t a skit off tops look how brody pulled up,” another said. “Chito cold for havin the pumpy in the trucky though.”
Coming up short in three of his last four fights, Vera will return to the Octagon on May 3 for a clash with Mario Bautista at UFC Des Moines. ‘Chito’ is currently sitting on back-to-back losses against then-bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and former flyweight titleholder Deiveson Figueiredo.
Bautista has won seven in a row, including a unanimous decision victory over Jose Aldo in his last outing.
