Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera and Aiemann Zahabi delivered a tense, tactical battle at UFC Vancouver. The opening round saw both men trading low-volume strikes, with Zahabi’s jab slowly finding its rhythm. In the second, Vera dropped Zahabi with a stiff jab but hesitated to capitalize, allowing the Canadian to recover and rally late with sharp knees and crisp combinations.

The final round turned into a gritty back-and-forth, as Zahabi’s leg kicks and blitzing attacks matched Vera’s forward pressure. In the end, Zahabi’s precision earned him a split decision victory (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)—his seventh straight win in the bantamweight division. In the aftermath, Zahabi called out Sean O’Malley.

O’Malley, in return, didn’t waste time responding to the callout. “Reaction to Aiemann Zahabi calling me

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