Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Vera Set for UFC 292 in Boston

A pivotal bantamweight clash pitting Henry Cejudo against Marlon Vera has been added to the UFC 292 lineup.

ESPN was first to report the booking. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the bout, which is expected to be finalized soon. UFC 292 takes place at the TD Garden Arena in Boston on Aug. 19 and is headlined by a bantamweight title tilt between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley.

Cejudo returned from a nearly three-year retirement at UFC 288, where he lost a closely contested split decision to Sterling on May 6. The Olympic gold medalist and former two-division champion had won six consecutive UFC appearances from 2017 to 2020, bestling the likes of Dominick Cruz, Marlon Moraes, T.J. Dillashaw, Demetrious Johnson and Sergio Pettis during that period.

Vera, meanwhile, had a four-bout winning streak snapped in his last outing, when he fell to Cory Sandhagen via split decision in the UFC on ESPN 43 headliner on March 25. “Chito” owns a resume that includes notable wins over Cruz, Rob Font, Frankie Edgar, and O’Malley, among others.