Marlon Vera Hoping to Get a Fight at UFC 208

Marlon Vera spoke with MMAjunkie following his win over Ning Guangyou at UFC Fight Night 101. Some highlights are below:

On the crowd reacting to his win: “I really like it when the crowd gets nuts, because it makes me feel like I’m fighting for them. Obviously, every fighter has his own reasons for fighting – I’m a dad for two kids, so obviously I fight for the better living of my kids. But when the crowd gives us some love I’m like, ‘(expletive), I have to go in there and throw’ and that’s how I felt today. I feel good. We fight for the people that are watching. Those guys are paying to see us, so I’m not here to show a boring fight.”

On changing adjustmentsa since his UFC Fight Night 84 loss: “I feel I’m a completely different fighter. I used to fight trying to survive, right now I was fighting. I was looking the guy in the eyes and I was like, I will go in there and I will fight for my life, I will fight for my win. I think in the third round I showed I wanted it more. I didn’t get crazy when I knocked him down because sometimes you get crazy, you get caught in the guillotine or something. I just took my time. I was like, ‘If it’s a decision, I will accept that.’”

On wanting to move his family near him again: “The first thing I will do is bring my family to California and start living together. I have eight months living by myself and it’s hard – it’s something you don’t want to do. So I’m just trying to live my dream and I don’t want to go anywhere, the UFC is my home.”

On wanting to fight at UFC 208: “I would like to fight in Anaheim, in California – that’s right across the gym. So if I can fight for my new people, I’d love to fight there.”