Marlon Vera is having some difficulty getting a fight at the moment, but he said he hopes to get something scheduled soon.

Vera (10-5-1 MMA, 4-4 UFC) teased a fight announcement earlier this week, but he revealed to MMAjunkie that the fight fell through, and now he’s idle. He hopes UFC matchmakers will keep him in mind for any upcoming opportunities in the bantamweight division, and though he’d like to stay stateside, he said he’s willing to travel far and wide to compete, as well.

“Anyone, anywhere,” Vera told MMAjunkie. “Close to home is good, but I’m not too picky.”

Vera, who is currently on the first two-fight losing skid of his career, is eager to rebound as soon as possible.

At this time last year, Vera was on the high of three consecutive UFC victories. He hasn’t had that same success lately, though, after dropping decisions to Douglas Silva de Andrade at UFC Fight Night 125 in February and John Lineker at UFC fight Night 119 in October.

Although Vera is willing to do whatever it takes to get himself back in the win column, the 25-year-old said he’d like to fight on one of the upcoming fall cards in Sin City.

“I would love to fight in Vegas,” Vera said. “The two times I got offered to fight there, it didn’t happen. First one, the Chinese guy had something happen with his visa, and the second time, the kid said no.

“Vegas is the one (city) I’ve always wanted to fight in.”

Vera has great ambition to return to the octagon as soon as possible. However, at the moment his attention is on his family life. Vera’s daughter, Ana Paula, will finally get surgery on Wednesday to treat a rare condition known as Moebius syndrome.

“Chito” started a GoFundMe page in March 2016 to help raise funds for the surgery. He received nearly $19,000 in donations.

“I’d like to say thanks to all the people who donated to the GoFundMe for my daughter,” Vera said. “The surgery will be on the 20th, and the surgery will help her good.”

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