Brandon Vera

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brandon Vera
Occupation	MMA Fighter
Date Of Birth	Oct 10, 1977(1977-10-10)
Age	47
Birthplace	Norfolk
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Libra

Brandon Vera Biography

Brandon Vera is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on October 10, 1977 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Filipino-American light heavyweight competitor that was also the 2005 WEC Grand Prix Champion.

He won the TKO victory over He earned a TKO victory against Frank Mir at UFC 65. at UFC 65.

Brandon Vera grew up in a house of seven boys and three girls. He was born to a Filipino father, Ernesto, and an Italian mother, but raised by his Filipino stepmother, Amelia. He also has two other brothers and another sister outside of the family in which he was raised and they were occasionally involved in his life. Vera was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, and attended Lake Taylor High School where he excelled in wrestling and earned a four-year athletic scholarship to Old Dominion University. However, he dropped out of Old Dominion after a year and a half when he felt college was not for him, and enlisted himself in the United States Air Force. In the Air Force, Vera joined the wrestling team and trained at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His military wrestling career was cut short in 1999 when he tore ligaments in his right elbow. Arthroscopic surgery repaired the ligaments, but he had nerve damage from the experience, causing him to be unable to use his right arm. He was released from the Air Force on a medical discharge.

Vera’s first professional mixed martial arts bout was on July 6, 2002, while training under Lloyd Irvin. He won the fight against Adam Rivera via TKO in the first round. He fought and won another bout in 2004 before entering the WEC 13 Heavyweight Tournament in 2005, where he won two bouts in one night, including a bout against The Ultimate Fighter 2’s Mike Whitehead in the final.

Three brothers, a sister in addition to 3 half brothers.

Brandon Vera Net Worth

Brandon Vera is one of the richest MMA Fighter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brandon Vera 's net worth $2.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He left Old Dominion University to enlist in the United States Air Force.

He was undefeated in the first eight fights in the pro MMA career.

Brandon Michael Vera (born October 10, 1977) is an American-born Filipino mixed martial artist currently signed with ONE Championship, where he is the reigning ONE Heavyweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2002, he has formerly competed for the UFC and the WEC. Vera is the 2005 WEC Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Brandon Vera height 6 ft 4 in Brandon weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Brandon Vera Dating?

According to our records, Brandon Vera married to Jessica Craven (m. 2018), Kerry Vera (m. 2006–2016). As of December 1, 2023, Brandon Vera’s is not dating anyone.

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Vera faced Jon Jones on March 21, 2010, at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones and lost via TKO in the first round after an elbow from Jones broke Vera’s face in three places.

Facts & Trivia

Brandon Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brandon Vera celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year.

Vera was defeated by Brazilian Thiago Silva via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, and 30–27) on January 1, 2011 at UFC 125. At the end of the third round, Vera stood up to reveal a badly broken nose. Vera was released by the UFC with a 7–6 record in the organization. However following the fight it was revealed that his opponent Thiago Silva had failed the post-fight drug test. As a result of this, Vera was re-hired by the UFC and the result of the Silva fight was changed to a no contest, resulting in Vera’s UFC record changing to 7–5–0–1.

Why did Brandon Vera leave UFC?

He’s just rubbed the wrong way by how things ended between him and his former employer. Vera told MMA Fighting that after he turned down the UFC’s initial contract extension offer earlier this year, he found out from social media that he had been released from the organization.

Who is Brandon Veras wife?

Wife

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