Vera, hindi aatras kay de Ridder

ni MC - @Sports | July 23, 2022

Ready pa rin umanong sumagupa si dating ONE heavyweight champion Brandon “The Truth” Vera kay 2-division MMA champion Reinier “The Dutch Knight” de Ridder.

Sumabak si De Ridder para depensahan ang kanyang middleweight title kontra Vitaly Bigdash ngayong weekend at siya rin ang reigning ONE light heavyweight king.

Pero ayon kay Vera, kailangan umanong umakyat ang Dutch Knight sa heavyweight division kung nais niyang mangyari ang laban. “I am never cutting weight again, but De Ridder, you’re more than welcome to meet me at whatever weight I’m at,” aniya. “I would absolutely love to go with De Ridder, but me cutting weight again, no.”

Huling lumaban si Vera noong Abril 2021 nang humulas sa kanya ang titulo laban kay Arjan Bhullar. Pero bago iyon ay may balita nang aakyat si De Ridder sa heavyweight upang hamumin si Vera.

Sinabi ni Vera handa na uli siyang magbalik-aksiyon. “The downtime has been frustrating to be honest. It’s just been Corona, and then timeout, and then more timeout,” ani Vera.

“Now I’m just waiting. I’ll just have to stay ready. I’m excited to go. Really excited to go.”

Aantabayanan naman ni Vera ang kahihinatnan ng laban ng De Ridder-Bigdash fight. “I see this as if De Ridder stands up with Bigdash, Bigdash is gonna knock him out,” saad ni Vera. “But if De Ridder plays it smart like he has been, he’s going to take it to the ground and finish Bigdash there.”