Filipino and American mixed martial arts fighter
Brandon Michael Vera
(born October 10, 1977), or also known by his ring name as
The Truth
, is a Filipino and American retired
mixed martial artist
where he was the inaugural
ONE Heavyweight Champion
and the
2005 WEC Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion
. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2022, he competed in the
Light Heavyweight
and
Heavyweight
divisions of
ONE Championship
,
World Extreme Cagefighting
(WEC) and
Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC).
Background
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]
Brandon Vera grew up in a house of seven boys and three girls. He was born to a Filipino father, Ernesto, and an Italian mother, but raised by his Filipino stepmother, Amelia. He also has two other brothers and another sister outside of the family in which he was raised and they were occasionally involved in his life. Vera was born and raised in
Norfolk, Virginia
,
[4]
and attended Lake Taylor High School where he excelled in
wrestling
and earned a four-year athletic scholarship to
Old Dominion University
. However, he dropped out of Old Dominion after a year and a half when he felt college was not for him, and enlisted himself in the
United States Air Force
. In the Air Force, Vera joined the wrestling team and trained at the United States
Olympic Training Center
in
Colorado Springs, Colorado
. His military wrestling career was cut short in 1999 when he tore ligaments in his right elbow.
Arthroscopic
surgery repaired the ligaments, but he had nerve damage from the experience, causing him to be unable to use his right arm. He was released from the Air Force on a medical discharge.
Vera returned to Virginia, where he steadily rehabilitated his arm, and eventually was fit enough to enter the Grapplers Quest submission wrestling competitions on the East Coast. There, his solitary training methods (he did not belong to a camp and trained and cut weight on his own) caught the attention of
Lloyd Irvin
, a
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Black Belt and coach, who invited him to train with his school. At Irvin's school, he was introduced to mixed martial arts.
[4]
Mixed martial arts career
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Early career
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Vera's first professional mixed martial arts bout was on July 6, 2002, while training under
Lloyd Irvin
. He won the fight against Adam Rivera via
TKO
in the first round. He fought and won another bout in 2004 before entering the
WEC 13 Heavyweight Tournament
in 2005, where he won two bouts in one night, including a bout against
The Ultimate Fighter 2's
Mike Whitehead
in the final.
[5]
Vera then moved to San Diego, California, on December 31, 2003, to accept a training position with City Boxing. At City Boxing, Vera excelled as a trainer and was taken under the wing of owner Mark Dion, who became his manager and introduced him to
kickboxing
great
Rob Kaman
. With Vera's success as a trainer and a mixed martial arts fighter, Dion gave Vera partial ownership of City Boxing.
[4]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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Vera in 2007.
Vera made his UFC debut at
Ultimate Fight Night 2
on October 3, 2005, against BJJ black belt
Fabiano Scherner
. Vera won the fight via KO due to knees from the clinch midway through the second round. Following the Scherner bout, he faced
Justin Eilers
at
UFC 57
, winning early in the first round by KO. At
UFC 60
, Vera defeated
Assuerio Silva
with a
guillotine choke
in the first round. On November 18, he stopped former heavyweight champion
Frank Mir
by TKO due to strikes in just 69 seconds at
UFC 65
in
Sacramento, California
.
White had been telling the media prior to
UFC 65
that the winner of the Vera-Mir fight would face the winner of the
Tim Sylvia
-
Jeff Monson
bout, which was also being held that same night, for the championship. Vera's victory secured him a championship bout against then title-holder
Tim Sylvia
, but a contract dispute with the UFC forced him to be replaced by
Randy Couture
.
In August, the UFC announced the "return" of Vera. His first fight was at
UFC 77
against Sylvia, who had recently lost the
UFC Heavyweight Championship
to Couture.
[6]
Vera lost for the first time via unanimous decision. He also broke his left hand at 4:40 of the first round.
Vera had his second loss at
UFC 85
against Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist
Fabricio Werdum
via TKO. The fight was controversially stopped by referee Dan Miragliotta as Werdum mounted him and landed some ground and pound. After the stoppage, Vera was upset as he felt he was defending himself effectively.
[7]
[8]
After his two recent losses, Vera dropped down to the
Light Heavyweight
division, facing IFL alum
Reese Andy
at
UFC Fight Night 14
on July 19, 2008, on
Spike TV
. Vera defeated Andy via unanimous decision.
At
UFC 89
, Vera lost to
Keith Jardine
via a narrow split decision. Following the fight, Vera incurred criticism for his performance since his return to the UFC having been victorious in only one of his last four fights.
A more focused Vera appeared on the preliminary card of
UFC 96
. It was the first time Vera was not on the main card since he made his debut in the UFC. He had an impressive performance against Mike Patt, showing a more aggressive and intense striking approach and stopping him via TKO (leg kicks) in the second round.
Vera fought Polish fighter
Krzysztof Soszynski
at
UFC 102
after his original opponent,
Matt Hamill
, was forced to drop out due after suffering a meniscus tear while training.
[9]
Vera won via unanimous decision (30?27, 30?27, and 30?27).
Vera lost a close fight to
Randy Couture
via unanimous decision on November 14, 2009, at
UFC 105
, with the media comparing the decision to a previous UFC event (UFC 104 Machida-Rua) which prompted that MMA judging should be changed. Despite Vera significantly outstriking Couture and successfully defending numerous takedown attempts, judges awarded the victory to Couture. The verdict surprised many people; UFC commentator Joe Rogan was highly critical of the decision during the live event broadcast and in a post-fight interview, Randy Couture admitted that he didn't expect the decision to be made in his favor.
[10]
[11]
Vera faced
Jon Jones
on March 21, 2010, at
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
and lost via TKO in the first round after an elbow from Jones broke Vera's face in three places.
Vera was defeated by Brazilian
Thiago Silva
via unanimous decision (30?26, 30?27, and 30?27) on January 1, 2011, at
UFC 125
. At the end of the third round, Vera stood up to reveal a badly broken nose.
[12]
[13]
Vera was released by the UFC with a 7?6 record in the organization.
[14]
However following the fight it was revealed that his opponent Thiago Silva had failed the post-fight drug test.
[15]
As a result of this, Vera was re-hired by the UFC and the result of the Silva fight was changed to a no contest, resulting in Vera's UFC record changing to 7?5?0?1.
[16]
Vera defeated
Eliot Marshall
on October 29, 2011, at
UFC 137
via unanimous decision (29?28, 29?28, and 29?28).
[17]
Vera was briefly linked to a rematch
Thiago Silva
on May 15, 2012, at
UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
.
[18]
However, Vera was forced out the bout with an injury.
[19]
Vera was expected to face Australian
James Te-Huna
on July 11, 2012, at
UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman
.
[20]
However, Vera was pulled from the bout with Te-Huna to face
Mauricio Rua
on August 4, 2012, at
UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
.
[20]
Vera was defeated via TKO late in the fourth round. Vera showed great heart after being rocked early in the second round, but as both fighters showed early signs of fatigue in the late stages of the second round, Vera ultimately succumbed to Rua's power. This fight is widely considered the best performance of Vera's career, despite the loss.
Vera returned to the
Heavyweight
division after an absence of 5 years and faced
Ben Rothwell
at
UFC 164
on August 31, 2013.
[21]
After a competitive first and second round, Rothwell defeated Vera by TKO in the third round. Subsequent to the bout, Rothwell tested positive for elevated testosterone levels. The UFC suspended Rothwell for nine months, despite the Wisconsin commission only issuing him with an administrative warning.
[22]
Vera was released from the UFC on June 17, 2014, ending his eight-year run with the promotion.
[23]
ONE Championship
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Vera (left) and Mauro Cerilli (right) in the "Conquest of Champions".
On July 13, 2014, it was confirmed that Vera had signed with
Singapore
-based promotion
ONE FC
.
[24]
His debut was on December 5, 2014, against Igor Subora at
ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior's Way
.
[25]
Vera won the fight via knockout after landing a counter straight left at 3:54 minutes in the first round.
[26]
On December 11, 2015, Vera faced Paul Cheng in the main event at
ONE Championship: Spirit of Champions
. He won the fight via knockout just 26 second into the first round to win the
ONE Heavyweight Championship
.
After nearly a year away from the cage, Vera returned to face Hideki Sekine at
ONE Championship: Age of Domination
on December 2, 2016. He successfully defended his heavyweight title, winning by TKO in the first round.
Vera successfully defended his title via knockout in the first round against
Cage Warriors
Heavyweight Champion, Mauro Cerilli who was on his promotional debut at
ONE Championship: Conquest of Champions
on November 23, 2018.
[27]
[28]
[29]
[30]
As the first fight of his new ten-bout contract with ONE, Vera challenged
Aung La Nsang
for the ONE Light Heavyweight Championship at
ONE Championship: Century
on October 13, 2019.
[31]
[32]
Vera lost by TKO in the second round.
[33]
At
ONE Championship: Fire & Fury
on January 31, 2020, Vera announced that he would be defending his ONE Heavyweight Championship on May 29 in Manila, with an opponent yet to be announced.
[34]
It was later announced that he would be defending his ONE Heavyweight title against
Arjan Bhullar
at
ONE Infinity 2
.
[35]
Their fight was later postponed as a result of the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
.
Vera faced Bhullar at
ONE Championship: Dangal
on May 15, 2021.
[36]
Vera lost to Bhullar by second-round technical knockout, ending his five-year reign as ONE Heavyweight World Champion.
[37]
Vera faced
Amir Aliakbari
on December 3, 2022, at
ONE 164
.
[38]
He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round and announced his retirement during the post-fight interview.
[39]
Post-MMA career
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After announcing his retirement in December 2022, Vera revealed that he signed a 10-movie deal as an actor in the Philippines.
[40]
Prior to this announcement, Vera already appeared in a couple of Filipino movies. In 2018, Vera co-starred with
Anne Curtis
in the Philippine action-thriller
BuyBust
[41]
and starred as the lead actor in a 2022 Filipino zombie movie called Day Zero.
[42]
Personal life
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Vera's former wife, Kerry, is also a mixed martial artist who formerly fought for the now-defunct
Strikeforce
. She was featured on the second season of
Oxygen's
Fight Girls
.
[43]
In September 2014, Kerry filed for divorce.
[44]
[45]
Vera started dating Jessica Craven and announced their engagement in April 2017.
[46]
They wed on April 20, 2018, in Guam.
[47]
Vera has a tattoo on his back, inked in the Filipino writing system called
Baybayin
. Clockwise, it reads
mundo
(earth),
hangin
(wind),
apoy
(fire) and
tubig
(water).
[48]
While staying in the Philippines, he trained Filipino actor
Richard Gutierrez
in martial arts and was given a role as an assassin for Philippine primetime television show,
Kamandag
on the
GMA Network
.
[49]
In the latter part of his training for
UFC 89
, Vera was reportedly held at gun point by two men attempting to rob the house in which he was staying. Vera stated that the incident did not affect his performance against
Keith Jardine
.
[50]
In 2016, Vera revealed that he was relocating to the Philippines full time, to help grow the sport of mixed martial arts in his ancestral homeland.
[51]
He has been working on opening a branch of Alliance MMA. Vera holds dual citizenship: American (by
jus solis
) and Filipino (by
jus sanguinis
).
Championships and accomplishments
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Kickboxing
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Grappling
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- Grappler's Quest
- 8 Time Grappler's Quest Champion
Mixed martial arts
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Mixed martial arts record
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Professional record breakdown
27 matches
|
16 wins
|
10 losses
|
By knockout
|
11
|
7
|
By submission
|
1
|
0
|
By decision
|
4
|
3
|
No contests
|
1
|
Res.
|
Record
|
Opponent
|
Method
|
Event
|
Date
|
Round
|
Time
|
Location
|
Notes
|
Loss
|
16?10 (1)
|
Amir Aliakbari
|
TKO (elbows and punches)
|
ONE 164
|
December 3, 2022
|
1
|
3:37
|
Pasay
, Philippines
|
|
Loss
|
16?9 (1)
|
Arjan Bhullar
|
TKO (punches)
|
ONE: Dangal
|
April 28, 2021
|
2
|
4:27
|
Kallang
, Singapore
|
Lost the
ONE Heavyweight Championship
.
|
Loss
|
16?8 (1)
|
Aung La Nsang
|
TKO (punches)
|
ONE: Century ? Part 2
|
October 13, 2019
|
2
|
3:23
|
Tokyo
, Japan
|
Return to Light Heavyweight. For the
ONE Light Heavyweight Championship (205 lb)
.
|
Win
|
16?7 (1)
|
Mauro Cerilli
|
KO (punch)
|
ONE: Conquest of Champions
|
November 23, 2018
|
1
|
1:04
|
Pasay
, Philippines
|
Defended the
ONE Heavyweight Championship
.
|
Win
|
15?7 (1)
|
Hideki Sekine
|
TKO (body kick and punches)
|
ONE: Age of Domination
|
December 2, 2016
|
1
|
3:11
|
Pasay
, Philippines
|
Defended the
ONE Heavyweight Championship
.
|
Win
|
14?7 (1)
|
Paul Cheng
|
KO (punch and head kick)
|
ONE: Spirit of Champions
|
December 11, 2015
|
1
|
0:26
|
Pasay
, Philippines
|
Won the inaugural
ONE Heavyweight Championship
.
|
Win
|
13?7 (1)
|
Igor Subora
|
TKO (punch and soccer kicks)
|
ONE FC: Warrior's Way
|
December 5, 2014
|
1
|
3:54
|
Pasay
, Philippines
|
|
Loss
|
12?7 (1)
|
Ben Rothwell
|
TKO (punches and knees)
|
UFC 164
|
August 31, 2013
|
3
|
1:54
|
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
, United States
|
Return to Heavyweight. Rothwell tested positive for high testosterone.
|
Loss
|
12?6 (1)
|
Mauricio Rua
|
TKO (punches)
|
UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
|
August 4, 2012
|
4
|
4:03
|
Los Angeles, California
, United States
|
|
Win
|
12?5 (1)
|
Eliot Marshall
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 137
|
October 29, 2011
|
3
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|
NC
|
11?5 (1)
|
Thiago Silva
|
NC (overturned)
|
UFC 125
|
January 1, 2011
|
3
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
Originally a unanimous decision win for Silva; overturned after he falsified his urine sample.
|
Loss
|
11?5
|
Jon Jones
|
TKO (elbows and punches)
|
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
|
March 21, 2010
|
1
|
3:19
|
Broomfield, Colorado
, United States
|
|
Loss
|
11?4
|
Randy Couture
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 105
|
November 14, 2009
|
3
|
5:00
|
Manchester
, England
|
|
Win
|
11?3
|
Krzysztof Soszynski
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 102
|
August 29, 2009
|
3
|
5:00
|
Portland, Oregon
, United States
|
|
Win
|
10?3
|
Michael Patt
|
TKO (leg kicks)
|
UFC 96
|
March 7, 2009
|
2
|
1:27
|
Columbus, Ohio
, United States
|
|
Loss
|
9?3
|
Keith Jardine
|
Decision (split)
|
UFC 89
|
October 18, 2008
|
3
|
5:00
|
Birmingham
, England
|
|
Win
|
9?2
|
Reese Andy
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
|
July 19, 2008
|
3
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
Light Heavyweight debut.
|
Loss
|
8?2
|
Fabricio Werdum
|
TKO (punches)
|
UFC 85
|
June 7, 2008
|
1
|
4:40
|
London
, England
|
|
Loss
|
8?1
|
Tim Sylvia
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 77
|
October 20, 2007
|
3
|
5:00
|
Cincinnati, Ohio
, United States
|
|
Win
|
8?0
|
Frank Mir
|
TKO (knees and punches)
|
UFC 65
|
November 18, 2006
|
1
|
1:09
|
Sacramento, California
, United States
|
|
Win
|
7?0
|
Assuerio Silva
|
Submission (guillotine choke)
|
UFC 60
|
May 27, 2006
|
1
|
2:39
|
Los Angeles, California
, United States
|
|
Win
|
6?0
|
Justin Eilers
|
KO (head kick and knee)
|
UFC 57
|
February 4, 2006
|
1
|
1:25
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|
Win
|
5?0
|
Fabiano Scherner
|
TKO (knees and punches)
|
UFC Fight Night 2
|
October 3, 2005
|
2
|
3:22
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|
Win
|
4?0
|
Mike Whitehead
|
TKO (doctor stoppage)
|
WEC 13
|
January 22, 2005
|
2
|
1:12
|
Lemoore, California
, United States
|
Won the
2005 WEC Heavyweight Grand Prix
.
|
Win
|
3?0
|
Andre Mussi
|
KO (knees and punches)
|
1
|
0:51
|
2005 WEC Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
|
Win
|
2?0
|
Don Richards
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
Next Level Fighting 1
|
September 13, 2003
|
2
|
5:00
|
Steubenville, Ohio
, United States
|
|
Win
|
1?0
|
Adam Rivera
|
TKO (punches)
|
Excalibur Fighting 11
|
July 6, 2002
|
1
|
3:20
|
Richmond, Virginia
, United States
|
|
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Music videos
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References
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]
- ^
ONE FC
- ^
"UFC 164 fight card: Brandon Vera vs Ben Rothwell fight preview"
.
SB Nation
. August 27, 2013
. Retrieved
August 31,
2013
.
- ^
"UFC 164 Factgrinder: Why Brandon Vera Was Not Really an Olympic Candidate"
.
Bloody Elbow
. September 2, 2013
. Retrieved
May 3,
2020
.
- ^
a
b
c
"Don't Fight Mad"
.
San Diego Reader
. February 8, 2007
. Retrieved
July 11,
2007
.
- ^
"WEC: Heavyweight Explosion"
.
Sherdog.com
. January 3, 2005
. Retrieved
July 11,
2007
.
- ^
"The Official Website of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC)"
. Archived from
the original
on August 24, 2007.
- ^
Vera loses to Werdum
. ABS-CBN Interactive. June 8, 2008
- ^
411mania.com, 411's UFC 85: Bedlam Report
Archived
June 12, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
. 411mania.com. June 7, 2008.
- ^
"Soszynski Replaces Hamill At UFC 102"
. MMAweekly.com. July 27, 2009.
- ^
"UFC 105 Brandon Vera Randy Couture by decision"
. mmafighting.com. November 14, 2009
. Retrieved
February 14,
2010
.
- ^
"UFC 105 Roundtable"
. sportsillustrated.cnn.com. November 16, 2009
. Retrieved
February 14,
2010
.
- ^
"UFC 125: Brandon Vera's Broken Nose"
. January 2, 2011
. Retrieved
January 8,
2011
.
- ^
"UFC 125 Medical Suspensions: Brandon Vera Suffers Nasal Fracture"
. January 4, 2011
. Retrieved
January 8,
2011
.
- ^
"Brandon Vera Released by the UFC"
. Retrieved
January 8,
2011
.
- ^
Brandon Vera poised for a UFC return with a dark cloud still hovering over Thiago Silva
. mmabay.co.uk. February 23, 2011.
- ^
"Brandon Vera Not Cut by the UFC"
. bloodyelbow.com. February 22, 2011
. Retrieved
February 23,
2011
.
- ^
"UFC 137: Brandon Vera vs Eliot Marshall booked for Oct. 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada"
. mmamania.com. July 16, 2011.
- ^
"Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera rematch set for May 15 in Virginia"
. mmajunkie.com. February 2, 2012. Archived from
the original
on February 5, 2012.
- ^
"Brandon Vera injured, out of UFC on Fuel TV 3 rematch with Thiago Silva"
. mmajunkie.com. February 4, 2012. Archived from
the original
on February 7, 2012.
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b
"Brandon Vera Returns to Action Against James Te Huna at UFC on FUEL 4"
. cagepotato.com. April 13, 2012.
- ^
Marrocco, Steven (May 14, 2013).
"Ben Rothwell vs. Brandon Vera heavyweight bout targeted for UFC 164 in Milwaukee"
. MMAjunkie.com
. Retrieved
May 14,
2013
.
- ^
Marrocco, Steven (October 3, 2013).
"UFC trumps Wisconsin, suspends Ben Rothwell for elevated testosterone"
. MMAjunkie.com
. Retrieved
October 3,
2013
.
- ^
Chiappetta, Mike (June 17, 2014).
"Brandon Vera, UFC part ways after 8-year run"
.
Foxsports.com
. Retrieved
June 18,
2014
.
- ^
Tabuena, Anton (July 13, 2014).
"UFC veteran Brandon Vera signs with ONE FC"
. bloodyelbow.com
. Retrieved
July 13,
2014
.
- ^
"Brandon "The Truth" Vera to fight in Manila on December 5"
.
ASTIG.PH
. ASTIG.PH. September 3, 2014
. Retrieved
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2014
.
- ^
"Bibiano Fernandes submits Dae Hwan Kim and retains ONE FC title"
.
ASTIG.PH
. December 6, 2014.
- ^
Tudor Leonte (October 23, 2018).
"Report: Brandon Vera Set to Face Mauro Cerilli for One Championship Heavyweight Title"
. sherdog.com.
- ^
Guilherme Cruz (October 25, 2018).
"Brandon Vera returns from two-year layoff, defends ONE title against Cage Warriors champ Mauro Cerilli"
. mmafighting.com.
- ^
"MMA: Brandon Vera KO win caps victorious night for Pinoy fighters"
.
ABS-CBN.com
.
- ^
"Brandon Vera Retains Heavyweight Title At One: Conquest of Champions"
.
Sherdog.com
. Retrieved
November 23,
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.
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Alexander K. Lee (June 30, 2019).
"Angela Lee, Aung La Nsang, Bibiano Fernandes title fights announced for ONE Championship's 100th show"
. mmafighting.com.
- ^
Alexander K. Lee (October 10, 2019).
"After 'ONE Championship: Century' title bout, Brandon Vera plans to collect belts 'from all over the world'
"
. mmafighting.com.
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"Aung La N Sang Imperious With Magnificent KO Of Brandon Vera"
.
www.onefc.com
. October 13, 2019
. Retrieved
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.
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"Brandon Vera's Next ONE Heavyweight World Title Defense Confirmed"
.
ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts
. February 1, 2020
. Retrieved
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.
- ^
"Brandon Vera to defend heavyweight title against Arjan Bhullar at ONE 'Infinity 2'
"
.
Asian MMA
. February 1, 2020
. Retrieved
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.
- ^
Lee, Alexander K. (April 30, 2021).
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.
MMA Fighting
. Retrieved
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.
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Gasgonia, Dennis, ABS-CBN (May 15, 2021).
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.
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. Retrieved
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.
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Ben Imperial (November 3, 2022).
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. sportskeeda.com
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While competing for ONE Championship, Vera competes at 225 lb (102.1 kg). ONE Championship refers to their 225 lb weight class as light heavyweight weight, but per the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States, 225 lb is considered cruiserweight.
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