Overview
- The bantamweight matchup is confirmed for Feb. 28 at Arena CDMX as part of UFC Fight Night 268, which will stream on Paramount+.
- Marlon Vera enters on three consecutive decision losses since his UFC 299 title defeat, most recently dropping a split decision to Aiemann Zahabi.
- David Martínez is 13-1 with nine straight victories, highlighted by a September win over Rob Font that propelled him into the top 10.
- UFC Mexico City is headlined by Brandon Moreno vs. Asu Almabayev, with other confirmed bouts including Macy Chiasson vs. Ailin Perez and Daniel Zellhuber vs. Bobby Green.
- Marcel Dorff of Eurosport NL first reported the booking, which was later corroborated by multiple outlets and announced by the UFC.