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CJ Vergara \u2014 Le flyweight de Laredo qui ne l\u00e2che jamais<\/h2>\n

Le profil<\/h3>\n

Carlos \u00ab\u00a0CJ\u00a0\u00bb Vergara est n\u00e9 le 18 juin 1991 \u00e0 Laredo, Texas. Flyweight (57 kg), il mesure 1,68 m pour une envergure de 173 cm et combat en stance orthodoxe. Sa base, c’est le Muay Thai : il s’y est mis \u00e0 17 ans avec un objectif clairement pos\u00e9 d\u00e8s le d\u00e9part, d\u00e9crocher un contrat UFC. Il s’entra\u00eene depuis sous la houlette de Pete Spratt, kickboxeur professionnel reconverti en coach, \u00e0 San Antonio.<\/p>\n

Le chemin vers l’Octogone<\/h3>\n

Vergara construit son dossier en dehors des radars \u00e0 partir de 2012, principalement dans les circuits r\u00e9gionaux texans. Deux ceintures de champion amateur au Texas avant de passer chez les pros. C’est la Contender Series de Dana White qui lui ouvre les portes de la grande maison : en 2021, il y fait suffisamment impression pour d\u00e9crocher un contrat, et il fait ses d\u00e9buts UFC le 6 novembre 2021 \u00e0 l’UFC 268, face \u00e0 Ode’ Osbourne \u2014 une d\u00e9faite aux points (d\u00e9cision unanime) qui inaugure sans douceur son parcours dans la division.<\/p>\n

Parcours \u00e0 l’UFC<\/h3>\n

Vergara totalise huit combats sous la banni\u00e8re UFC entre novembre 2021 et mars 2025, pour un bilan de 3 victoires et 5 d\u00e9faites. Son passage n’est pas lin\u00e9aire : il alterne le meilleur et le pire, avec trois rat\u00e9s \u00e0 la pes\u00e9e sur huit combats \u2014 un d\u00e9faut de r\u00e9gularit\u00e9 qui n’aide pas \u00e0 construire une r\u00e9putation solide.<\/p>\n

Sa premi\u00e8re victoire arrive \u00e0 l’UFC 274 (mai 2022), une d\u00e9cision partag\u00e9e serr\u00e9e face \u00e0 Kleydson Rodrigues. En octobre 2022, il tombe face \u00e0 Tatsuro Taira \u2014 alors invaincu et en route vers le top \u2014 par soumission via armbar au premier round. Deux d\u00e9faites d’affil\u00e9e, le compte est lourd.<\/p>\n

Mais mars 2023 \u00e0 San Antonio remet les pendules \u00e0 l’heure. Face \u00e0 Daniel Lacerda sur l’ESPN 43 (UFC on ESPN : Vera vs. Sandhagen), Vergara prend une spinning wheel kick en pleine t\u00eate en tout d\u00e9but de combat, tombe plusieurs fois, et semble fini. Il ne l’est pas. Il survit au premier round \u00e0 la force du mental, revient au second, et arr\u00eate Lacerda \u00e0 4:04 du round 2 avec le TKO. Le bonus Fight of the Night lui revient sans discussion \u2014 un combat qui reste dans les m\u00e9moires.<\/p>\n

Dans la foul\u00e9e, il encha\u00eene avec une d\u00e9cision unanime face \u00e0 Vinicius Salvador \u00e0 l’UFC 291 (juillet 2023). Ensuite, la machine grippe : d\u00e9faite aux points contre Asu Almabayev \u00e0 l’UFC 299 (mars 2024), TKO au premier round face \u00e0 Ramazan Temirov en octobre 2024, soumission (face crank) contre Edgar Chairez en 30 secondes \u00e0 l’UFC on ESPN 64 (mars 2025). Trois revers de suite, et l’UFC coupe les ponts en avril 2025.<\/p>\n

Le style<\/h3>\n

Vergara est avant tout un frappeur Muay Thai, avec 7 de ses 12 victoires obtenues par KO ou TKO. Ses mains sont rapides, ses coudes et genoux travaill\u00e9s. Le probl\u00e8me r\u00e9current : quand il tombe dans l’adversit\u00e9, sa d\u00e9fense de sol ne suit pas, et ses rat\u00e9s \u00e0 la pes\u00e9e r\u00e9v\u00e8lent un manque de rigueur pr\u00e9paratoire qui a pes\u00e9 sur sa carri\u00e8re. Son combat contre Lacerda a montr\u00e9 ce qu’il sait faire de mieux quand il est dans le dur \u2014 un niveau de r\u00e9sistance peu commun \u2014 mais il lui manque la r\u00e9gularit\u00e9 pour s’installer durablement dans l’\u00e9lite.<\/p>\n

Statut actuel<\/h3>\n

Lib\u00e9r\u00e9 par l’UFC en avril 2025 apr\u00e8s trois d\u00e9faites cons\u00e9cutives, Vergara quitte la promotion avec un bilan de 12-7-1 en carri\u00e8re professionnelle. \u00c0 34 ans, l’avenir en dehors de l’UFC reste ouvert \u2014 les circuits r\u00e9gionaux nord-am\u00e9ricains et le march\u00e9 asiatique constituent des d\u00e9bouch\u00e9s courants pour les v\u00e9t\u00e9rans de sa division. Aucun combat annonc\u00e9 \u00e0 ce jour.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> Wikipedia EN<\/a>, UFC.com<\/a>, CageSidePress<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CJ Vergara, flyweight texan (12-7-1), combattant UFC de 2021 \u00e0 2025, form\u00e9 au Muay Thai par Pete Spratt. 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