Sean O’Malley defeated Marlon Vera in a strong performance at UFC 299, exacting revenge for his sole career defeat.
O’Malley defeated Vera via TKO in 2020 following an ankle injury, and he did so on the scorecards, 50-45, 50-45, and 50-44, to win his maiden championship defence and erase one of the few blemishes on his professional MMA career.
At the very end of the bout, Vera got Sean O’Malley with a body shot that seemed to seriously injure the champion. But for the next twenty-five minutes, O’Malley dominated his opponent, and it was evident that the decisions and scoring were in favour of Suga.
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Sean O’Malley Has Revealed His Next Opponent And Whom He Would Like To Fight In The UFC Post Press Conference
Sean O’Malley stated in the post-fight interview that he was hoping for a championship matchup with Ilia Topuria, the recently minted UFC featherweight champion.
While Sean O’Malley has no intention of quitting the bantamweight class anytime soon, he isn’t discounting the possibility of moving up to featherweight to contend for Ilia Topuria’s title.
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“Sugar” is serious about putting on an additional 10 pounds to take on Topuria. The Spanish fighter just won the UFC featherweight title by stopping Alexander Volkanovski, the 145-pound champion.
After stopping Henry Cejudo in February, Merab Dvalishvili is probably the next contender for the bantamweight title, but scheduling Topuria vs. O’Malley also depends on other circumstances.
In 2020, Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera squared off for the first time at UFC 252. Early in the fight, O’Malley had a foot injury. Vera swiftly took advantage of this vulnerability and submitted O’Malley via TKO. Chito was the first and only fighter to use ground maneuvers to take out Suga in the first frame. O’Malley has now exacted his retribution. However, it will be fascinating to watch if Sean O’Malley defeats El Matador, as that would need Suga to gain weight.
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