In a close affair, Marlon Vera took the judges out of the equation and scored a highlight reel win in the third round. In a back-and-forth battle against Frankie Edgar, ‘Chito’ finished the match with a precise front kick to the chin at UFC 268. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to bout.
Hoping for a great fight here! Can Edgar turn back Father Time again? #UFC268
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 7, 2021
Ohhhhh upkick power chittttoooo #UFC268
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) November 7, 2021
Frankie Edgar is the best! Who doesnt love Frankie?
— Funky (@Benaskren) November 7, 2021
Could take the 2nd chito and the last one would define everything #UFC268 @ufc
— Juan Espino El Guapo (@juan_espino_ofi) November 7, 2021
Nooo
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) November 7, 2021
Chitooooooooooooooooooo #UFC268
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) November 7, 2021
Damn not Frankie
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) November 7, 2021
Frank Edgar still a legend! #UFC268
— Herbert Burns (@HerbertBurnsMMA) November 7, 2021
Ouch !! Vera was looking for that !! #UFC268
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) November 7, 2021
OMG! What a kick by Vera #UFC268
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) November 7, 2021
That was perfect #UFC268
— Mallory Martin (@MalloryyMartin) November 7, 2021
OMG CHITO VERA
— Max Griffin (@MaxPainGriffin) November 7, 2021
Damn gotta feel for Frankie there. Fighting the perfect fight up until then
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) November 7, 2021
Huge win for @chitoveraUFC!!!! So proud of this man even though it pains me to see a legend go down. #UFC268
— Zak Cummings (@ZakCummings) November 7, 2021
That was a beautiful KO #UFC268
— Adrian Yanez (@yanezmma) November 7, 2021
Frankie Edgar is a legend #UFC268
— Dan “50k” Ige (@Dynamitedan808) November 7, 2021
@chitoveraUFC let’s go!!!!!!
— Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) November 7, 2021
Love these guys and both favorite guests on my show but hate seeing Frankie go out like that. Great fight and to be 40 fighting like that against someone like Vera is amazing. Edgar will always be a legend to me but congrats for getting that finish for Vera. #UFC268
— Mike Swick (@officialswick) November 7, 2021
