Gallery Lando Vannata def. Marcos Mariano at UFC 234: Best photos view 14 images MELBOURNE, Australia – Lando Vannata had a pretty unique circumstance that took him from the UFC 234 prelims Saturday on Fight Pass straight to the co-main event. When Robert Whittaker had to be hospitalized and pulled from the main event on short notice, Israel Adesanya-Anderson Silva moved up from the co-main, and the promotion needed a fight to move up to the pay-per-view. The powers-that-be plucked Vannata vs. Marcos Mariano from the early prelims, and Vannata took advantage of the opportunity.
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Used to bizarre circumstances, UFC 234 just another day at the office for Lando Vannata – MMA Junkie