Brandon Vera tells the Las Vegas Sun that despite suffering a fractured face (three places), as well as a severed nerve and lodged a chip of bone behind his right eyeball -- all caused during a vicious loss to Jon Jones -- that he still has doubts about the incredible talent of "Bones." Jones followed up his destruction of the "Truth" with a quick finish over the ultra durable and incredibly experienced Vladimir Matyushenko five months later, mopping the floor with the "Janitor" with relative ease. Is it possible that Vera is still feeling the effects of head trauma caused by the hellbows of Jones or is the UFC's seemingly brightest rising star really not all he's cracked up to be?
"During the fight I remember thinking, ‘Man, really? All the hype was about this guy?’ I specifically remember saying to him in my head, ‘Man, you (expletive) suck.’ Right when the ‘k’ came out in my head, I got blasted. It’s hard for me to say because he beat me, but I still don’t believe the hype. I like Jon Jones as a fighter, but I owe that (expletive). He’s definitely not coming to my house for Christmas.... I’m still babying [the broken face], but it’s getting better. At one point, I couldn’t even touch it. December or January is when I’m looking to come back. I test my face every day to see what I can get away with."
@ Brandon Vera
. She needs to get back in the cage.
