Written by Marlon Vera found an interesting way to make some waves during UFC 313 fight week.
In a viral video released Friday morning, “Chito” was seen working on his red truck when a man came up on him holding a knife in his driveway in an alleged robbery attempt. The UFC bantamweight fighter then dove into his vehicle to pull out a shotgun and the alleged robber quickly changed directions and left his property.
Many fans quickly went on X to say the event was staged, and according to MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, it was indeed too good to be true. The video was a “skit,” according a person close to the situation.
I’m surprised chito didn’t wait until the third round to react
— Jerry Luizza (@JLuizza) March 7, 2025
Gotta be staged, this ain’t the UK lmao
— Do〽️ (@Domthgr8) March 7, 2025
Chito was waiting his whole life for this https://t.co/hOcakmpzM8
— Full Violence ™ (@Full_Violence) March 7, 2025
I love Chito, straight up just pulled it outta his inventory ready on deck https://t.co/9cpzt2lA9m
— Hog☔️ (@hogpigoinkoink) March 7, 2025
A thief attempted to attack Chito Vera with a knife, but Vera fought back without hesitation.
h/t @24hoursMMA ▫️ pic.twitter.com/TN8l9wxidC
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) March 7, 2025
Some loser tried to attack Chito Vera with a knife.
FAFO pic.twitter.com/5V2JMBhLQQ
— 24hourMMA (@24hoursMMA) March 7, 2025
Stay strapped! This is a UFC fighter he could easily knock this MF out cold. But he was smart and grabbed his gun to take any chance of being stabbed away. I’m an even bigger fan of Chito Vera now. https://t.co/5ky67lgSqi
— HB123 (@HCB123PC) March 7, 2025
Funniest thing about this is Chito would beat his fucking ass https://t.co/v0hz8ZEPlh
— Twattachi Uchiha (@_theGodRah) March 7, 2025
Ay dog Chito got into Scarface mode https://t.co/Sf1Gcm90PK
— ▶️@ ❗️▶️ ◀️❗️ @◀️ (@_Seoul4Real) March 7, 2025
Looks fake as fuck https://t.co/ESTXip5BRr
— MagicM (@MagicM_MMABets) March 7, 2025
shit a skit off tops look how brody pulled up chito cold for havin the pumpy in the trucky though https://t.co/YC9GVu1Mbp
— Mez APE #GOHAWKS (@xMezilla) March 7, 2025
https://t.co/qwfbXIOBms pic.twitter.com/xUwyYZ2LQT
— JonnyGoz (@jonnygoz78) March 7, 2025
He pulled the shotty out and said HAHA YOU THOUGHT!!!! Lmaoooooooooo https://t.co/drfEZbtAwj pic.twitter.com/v1AKHcQw7g
— Just A Chill Guy (@_Black_Mamba8) March 7, 2025
Bro why would you even approach Chito that man stays strapped at all times and strap aside he gonna give you that fade https://t.co/GWt0HQ2psp
— Monkey D.Brian (@brg1031) March 7, 2025
Vera, who has lost three of his past four fights, was last seen in the Octagon against Deiveson Figueiredo this past August where he lost via unanimous decision.
Vera is scheduled to face Mario Bautista at UFC Des Moines on May 3.
(Editor’s note: Mike Heck contributed to this story.)