Brandon Vera
| Brandon Vera | |
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| Born | Brandon Michael Vera October 10, 1977 Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
| Other names | The Truth, Kerry Vera's Husband |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 241 lb (109 kg; 17.2 st) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 77.0 in (196 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Greco-Roman Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | San Diego, California, United States |
| Team | Alliance MMA |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Lloyd Irvin |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 3 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | Old Dominion University |
| Spouse | Kerry Vera |
| Notable school(s) | Lake Taylor High School |
| Website | http://www.brandonvera.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Brandon Vera | |
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| Born |
October 10, 1977 Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1997–1999 |
| Other work | Professional Mixed martial arts |
Brandon Michael Vera (born October 10, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed with ONE FC. A professional competitor since 2002, he has formerly competed for the UFC and the WEC. Vera is the 2005 WEC Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion. He is currently the ONE FC Heavyweight Champion.
Brandon Vera is of Filipino descent, the son of a Filipino father, Ernesto, and his Filipino step-mother, Amelia. His birth mother is Italian-American and was not involved in most of his upbringing. Vera grew up in a family with three brothers and one sister. 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 returned to Virginia where he steadily rehabilitated his arm, and eventually was fit enough to enter the Grapplers Quest submission wrestling competitions on the East Coast. There, his solitary training methods (he did not belong to a camp and trained and cut weight on his own) caught the attention of Lloyd Irvin, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu Black Belt and coach, who invited him to train with his school. At Irvin's school, he was introduced to mixed martial arts.
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