Fans react to mural of surging UFC bantamweight in Australia 

Fans are reacting after a mural of surging UFC bantamweight Marlon Vera was spotted in Australia.

The mural was promoting the RVCA brand, but that wasn't what got the fans' attention. MMA fans took to Reddit to compliment the artist for the excellent job they did and felt that Edson Barboza would feel shortchanged if he compared Vera's mural to the one that was made of him in Brazil, writing:

"Edson Barboza is punching the air rn"

"are you sure that's not supposed to be Edson Barboza"

"Whoever did the mural of Barboza is f****ng fired, and this person is hired instead." {WittyyetSubtle - Reddit}

"This is how you do a mural."

"There's levels to these murals"

MMA fans also noticed RVCA as the brand featured in 'Chito's mural and highlighted their affiliations in sports and in Australia, writing:

"Surf and fighting have just too much overlap, especially with jiu-jítsu, a lot of surfers would use surf rash guards under the gi and go straight to surf after jiu jitsu"

"Even in australia i only new of rvca as a surfer brand, bisping was the first time i saw rvca being associated with mma"

"BJ pen was a big RVCA guy back in the day. He even had his own RVCA line."

The mural is a testament to Vera's surging popularity in the sport as he continues to gain fans and followers worldwide while ascending the UFC's bantamweight rankings.

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Marlon Vera set for bantamweight clash with Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 69

Maron Vera is set for a massive bantamweight clash with Cory Sandhagen, which will serve as the main event of UFC Vegas 69. The event will take place on February 18 at the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

There could possibly even be future title implications as the winner moves closer to earning a bantamweight title shot. Henry Cejudo and Sean O'Malley are expected to receive the next title shots, so in the meantime, 'Chito' and 'Sandman' could improve their standing in the banatmweight division.

While speaking with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, Vera mentioned that he is confident in his abilities and believes he will become a UFC champion one day, saying:

"I know I'm going to be a world champion. Out of my heart, not just f***ing talking, not just becoming a f***ing influencer for being somebody these days; I really believe, deep down in my heart, I'm going to be a world champion. I'm going to hold the UFC belt one day."

'Chito' has a great opportunity as he could perhaps change the promotion's mind about 'Sugar' receiving the next title shot if he can defeat Sandhagen in decisive fashion.