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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.
Brandon Vera was previously scheduled to fight Antônio Rogério Nogueira at UFC 109, but Nogueira was forced out of the bout with an ankle injury. [5] A bout between Clay Guida and Sean Sherk was in the works but Sherk suffered an undisclosed injury and was forced to pull out. [6] Shannon Gugerty stepped in as the replacement against Guida. [7]
Brian Stann was expected to headline the event against promotional newcomer Héctor Lombard. [3] However, Stann was forced out of the bout citing a shoulder injury. [4]A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua and Brandon Vera instead headlined the event, with both fighters being pulled from fights on earlier cards.
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UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera (also known as UFC on ESPN 35 and UFC Vegas 53) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 30, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
In an interview Brandon Vera said that they shoot the film when the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines has started. He said: Man, we shot that during COVID. And it was about a virus that turns people into zombies. So the timing of it was, you know kinda perfect. It was a really cool shoot, I worked with an amazing young director.