Vera failed
Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title bid against O’Malley in 2024 in Miami. He recently revealed that his house in California was broken into the night before the fight. When the cameras went off at night, Vera’s wife thought it was due to a power outage. The next morning, the police informed Vera that her house had been robbed.
Marlon Vera says his watch collection was stolen from his California home before UFC 299
Vera was not happy to hear the news just hours before the biggest fight of her career. Vera’s watch collection, valued at approximately $200,000, was stolen. When someone tipped off Vera about the suspect, the police never caught the culprit. Vera also believes it could be someone who knew her when they entered, found a collection of watches that had not been ransacked in the house, and left within five minutes.
“The night before the fight, the cameras went out,” said Vera
Michael Bisping. “My wife said, ‘Oh, maybe it’s electrical.’ I wake up the next morning like, ‘P*ck yeah, title fight.’ Today, life changed.’ Then the phone rings and the cops say, “Hey, dude, they robbed your house last night around 7 p.m.” I said, “I don’t have time for that right now. I will fight tonight. The cops know who I am; they were like, “No, we get it; we just thought we’d let you know. I’m like, ‘wrong time to let me know.'” They told me they took my safe. I lost about $200,000 because I’m a watch collector. It was kind of an investment. These watches are money. I’m counting in my head like, “Now I’m $200,000 short.” The cops never found the guy. I have a photo and this random person goes, ‘Oh, I know this guy. His name is blah. The guy walked in and took it through the front door.’
Vera (24-12) went to four fights, starting an unsuccessful title challenge against O’Malley. “Chito” finally ended the slump with a win Charles Jourdain at UFC 331.
