Marshall vs. Vera slated for 137

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A pair of contests have been added to October's UFC 137 event, as Dennis Siver meets Sam Stout and Eliot Marshall faces Brandon Vera.

UFC officials today announced the matchups. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported the Siver vs. Stout affair.

Featuring a welterweight title fight between current champ Georges St-Pierre and former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz, UFC 137 takes place Oct. 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Marshall (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) likely finds himself in a must-win situation after opening his second career UFC stint with a UFC 128 TKO loss to Luiz Cane. A competitor on "The Ultimate Fighter 8," Marshall earned three-straight official wins to open his UFC career before being released from the promotion following a split-decision loss to Vladimir Matyushenko. After three-straight wins on the regional circuit, Marshall was brought back to the promotion in March.

Meanwhile, Vera (11-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) may also need a win to remain with the world's biggest mixed martial arts promotion. "The Truth" was already released from the promotion this past January following a loss to Thiago Silva. The loss represented his third-straight defeat, but Vera was offered a reprieve when Silva was later suspended for a failed drug screen. Vera was then brought back to the promotion.

Siver (19-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) returns to action after a hotly-contested decision win over Dennis Wiman at UFC 132. The German striker is currently one of the hottest commodities in the UFC's lightweight division, having rattled off consecutive wins over Wiman, George Sotiropoulos, Andre Winner and Spencer Fisher.

Siver is currently 8-1 over his past nine fights, including a 7-1 mark in the octagon. Along the way, he's picked up four "Fight Night" bonuses – two for the evening's best knockout and one each for best submission and best fight.

Meanwhile, five-time "Fight of the Night" winner Stout (17-6-1 MMA, 6-5 UFC) returns to action after picking his first-ever "Knockout of the Night" bonus with a vicious knockout of longtime veteran Yves Edwards. The result marked the always-exciting Stout's first-ever octagon finish and his first knockout victory since a September 2007 win over Martin Grandmont under the TKO banner.

The Canadian Team Tompkins product is currently riding a two-fight win streak and is 4-1 in his past five fights.

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if vera is in shape and ready to fight i'd love for him to face franklin at 133

Is Marshall willing to stand and bang?

Im of the opinion that Vera is due for an impressive performance.

He better win, or else...

Both these guys suck

vera should win the stand up for sure if it stays standing. it might even look like marshalls last fight