{"id":2411620,"date":"2025-03-09T09:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T13:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-thug-with-knife-comes-after-ufc-fighter-and-meets-his-shotgun-truth-emerges-as-suspicious-clip-goes-viral\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T09:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T13:56:43","slug":"video-thug-with-knife-comes-after-ufc-fighter-and-meets-his-shotgun-truth-emerges-as-suspicious-clip-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-thug-with-knife-comes-after-ufc-fighter-and-meets-his-shotgun-truth-emerges-as-suspicious-clip-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Thug With Knife Comes After UFC Fighter and Meets His Shotgun, Truth Emerges as Suspicious Clip Goes Viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-thug-with-knife-comes-after-ufc-fighter-and-meets-his-shotgun-truth-emerges-as-suspicious-clip-goes-viral%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411620&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u200bviral video featuring\u200b UFC fighter Marlon &#8220;Chito&#8221; Vera shows him responding to a\u200c potential threat when \u200ca man armed with a knife approaches his\u200c driveway. In the footage, which was presumably recorded by a camera installed in Vera\u2019s\u200d driveway, he can be seen casually working on his truck before recognizing \u200dthe danger and retrieving a shotgun\u200c from his vehicle. As\u2062 he aims the weapon\u200b at the man, the would-be assailant \u2062quickly flees. <\/p>\n<p>Social media users expressed \u2062skepticism regarding the video&#8217;s authenticity,\u200b questioning the incident&#8217;s realism \u2064and the \u200dpositioning of the shotgun. It \u2064was later revealed by a reporter from mmafighting.com that the video was staged, being part of a promotional skit for a clothing line called StreetX, which Vera was wearing in the video. This revelation prompted further discussions about the nature of \u200bthe footage and its intended purpose.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-tells-citizens-they-wont-waddle-like-penguins-following-covid-19-anal-swab-tests-after-fake-video-goes-viral\/\" title=\"China Tells Citizens They Won\u2019t Waddle \u2018Like Penguins\u2019 Following COVID...19 Anal Swab Tests After \u2018Fake\u2019 Video Goes Viral\">viral video showed<\/a> the moment UFC fighter Marlon &ldquo;Chito&rdquo; Vera pulled a pump shotgun on a knife-wielding man walking onto his driveway.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">clip began circulating social media<\/a> on Friday and seems to have been recorded by a driveway camera.<\/p>\n<p>The footage begins with Vera working under the hood of his pickup truck.<\/p>\n<p>Then a man dressed in black is seen walking onto Vera&rsquo;s driveway before pulling out what appeared to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/armed-thug-agrees-hostage-swap-doesnt-realize-new-victim-retired-boxer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a knife<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Professional UFC fighter, Chito Vera, was working on his truck as a man with what appears to be a knife tried approaching him.<\/p>\n<p>Chito immediately recognizes the danger and pulls out a shotgun from his car to deter the threat <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uu6B4lBFph\">pic.twitter.com\/uu6B4lBFph<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dudes Posting Their W&rsquo;s (@DudespostingWs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DudespostingWs\/status\/1898103720379928609?\">March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vera casually reached into his truck and pulled out a black shotgun, which he pumped then aimed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crazed-man-chainsaw-burst-nursing-home-dropped-tracks-good-guy-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">would-be assailant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The man quickly turned and ran.<\/p>\n<p>But many on social media weren&rsquo;t convinced the footage was real.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fake&hellip; He just happened to have his ol trusty Mossberg right there on the bench seat of his truck&hellip; idk&hellip; looks fake,&rdquo; one user wrote on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fake&hellip; He just happened to have his ol trusty Mossberg right there on the bench seat of his truck&hellip; idk&hellip; looks fake..<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Catt Mansfield (@CattMansfield) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CattMansfield\/status\/1898164453738152430?\">March 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-walz-gets-torn-shreds-embarrassing-moment-shotgun-guy-beyond-weak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shotgun<\/a> was in a suspiciously perfect elevated position just inside his open driver window,&rdquo; another X user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That shotgun was in a suspiciously perfect elevated position just inside his open driver window &#128064;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Antoninus (@AntoninusP_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntoninusP_\/status\/1898131706257064123?\">March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cool vid bro. Lucky you had different camera angles ready to go. Quality production here,&rdquo; another user wrote with a laughing emoji.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cool vid bro.<\/p>\n<p>Lucky you had different camera angles ready to go.<\/p>\n<p>Quality production here &#128514;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evil Jungle King (@eviljunglelord) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eviljunglelord\/status\/1898286927398215771?\">March 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It turns out, these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-left-is-trying-to-memory-hole-trumps-assassination-attempt\/\" title=\"The Left Is Trying To Memory...Hole Trump&#039;s Assassination Attempt\">users&#038;rsquo<\/a>; instincts may have been right after all.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Heck, a reporter from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/ufc-title-challenger-marlon-chito-vera-pulls-shotgun-attacker-viral-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting.com<\/a>, said a source confirmed the video was just a &ldquo;skit,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/ufc-title-challenger-marlon-chito-vera-pulls-shotgun-attacker-viral-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The video was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@streetx\/post\/DG6wJn0yIXT\/video-chitoveraufc-stays-ready-%EF%B8%8F-via-streetxad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">originally posted<\/a> on Instagram by StreetX, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gravy-train-keeps-rolling-for-second-stepdaughter-ella-emhoff\/\" title=\"Gravy Train Keeps Rolling for Second Stepdaughter Ella Emhoff\">clothing company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Regarding that Chito Vera video, it was posted on the StreetX Instagram. The shirt Chito is wearing is part of a StreetX collection that&rsquo;s being released later this month. Per MMA Fighting, the video is a skit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YjgidefwGC\">pic.twitter.com\/YjgidefwGC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Borrachinha Depot (@FullContactMTWF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FullContactMTWF\/status\/1898196330042069197?\">March 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One user pointed out that Vera was wearing one of the company&rsquo;s t-shirts in the video as part of a promotion.<\/p>\n<p>A review of Vera&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chitoveraUFC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chitoveraufc\/reels\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> accounts show that he hadn&rsquo;t posted the video onto his own profiles.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The footage, which started circulating on social media on Friday, appears to have been recorded by a camera in the driveway. It opens with Vera working on his pickup truck when a man dressed in black walks onto the property and pulls out what looks like a knife. Recognizing the threat, Vera quickly retrieves a shotgun from his truck and aims it at the intruder, causing him to flee. However, many viewers expressed skepticism about the video&#8217;s authenticity online. Some users pointed out that it seemed staged or overly produced, while others noted that Vera was wearing promotional clothing from StreetX, the company that originally posted the video on Instagram. Reports later confirmed that it was merely a skit rather than an actual incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2411621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture-74.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50403,11684,51818,8095,33462],"class_list":["post-2411620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crime-2","tag-self-defense","tag-shocking-incident","tag-ufc","tag-viral-video"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture-74.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411620"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411624,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411620\/revisions\/2411624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2411621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}