Brandon Vera, kabado vs. Bhullar sa ONE: Dangal

ni MC - @Sports | May 10, 2021

Kabado pero sabik. Ito ang nararamdaman umano ni Fil-Am MMA star Brandon Vera sa napipintong pagsabak nito sa One Championship heavyweight title defense kontra kay Canadian fighter Arjan Bhullar.

Halos dalawang taong hindi sumagupa sa octagon si Filipino-American fighter kaya inaabangan ng mga fan ang laban nito sa One: Dangal sa May 15 sa Singapore Indoor Stadium. “I’m excited to finally be able to have our contest,” ani Vera. “I respect Arjan. I’m giving him more respect than anybody else that I’ve faced because he’s the one standing in front of me. I want to find out what he’s got, I want to see how well he can take what I’ve got, and I want to see if he can move with me.”

Nakilala si Bhullar matapos manalo sa 2010 Commonwealth Games at maibulsa ang bronze sa 2007 Pan American Games sa freestyle wrestling, pero sinabi ni Vera na kumpleto sa fighting style ang kalabang fighter. “Most people only talk about his wrestling. They don’t talk about boxing or his head movement, which is crazy to me, so that’s why I’m talking about it,” banat ni Vera. “His boxing is ridiculous, man. He put hands on Mauro Cerilli in their last outing. He has very good hands, very good head movement, and he doesn’t mind staying inside the pocket.

“As a heavyweight, that’s very abnormal. You don’t have many guys who will stay in the pocket at heavyweight because that’s where all the heavyweights get knocked out.” Ibinida ng Filipino-American, may record na 11 sa kanyang 16 na panalo sa pamamagitan ng knockout, na mas nakalalamang siya sa laban nila ni Bhullar pero hindi umano niya ito minamaliit. “I’m a lot faster than him. And we talked about him working in the pocket? It shows your power,” pagmamalaki ni Vera.