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‘Chito’ Vera claims it’s entirely too easy to skirt USADA’s testing protocols: ‘You need like 20 grand’

Chito VeraBantamweight contender Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera is exposing how easy it can be to get around the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s testing protocols. Following his win over Pedro Munhoz at UFC 292, Vera finds himself on the cusp of his first title fight against newly-crowned bantamweight world champion, ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley. A month removed from his […]

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Bantamweight contender Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera is exposing how easy it can be to get around the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s testing protocols.

Following his win over Pedro Munhoz at UFC 292, Vera finds himself on the cusp of his first title fight against newly-crowned bantamweight world champion, ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley.

A month removed from his last outing, ‘Chito’ sat down with bodybuilder Bradley Martyn on his popular podcast, Raw Talk, to discuss the fight game and his potential title opportunity. During their conversation, Vera expressed his disdain for fighters who utilize banned substances, noting that it’s entirely too easy to work around USADA if you’ve got the cash and the right doctor.

“Pussies that cheat to win tournaments and enhance with drugs; when people cheat, they do drugs to be faster,” Vera said. “I’m talking (in) competition. If you wanna be a f**king big guy, be a big guy, cool. But fighting, specific. It’s too f**ked up. I think there’s a lot of people taking it because it’s so easy to beat USADA. You need like 20 grand. Call a good doctor, boom” (h/t BJPenn.com).

He continued, “A good doctor will give you good products. He will tell you how to clean yourself. USADA only comes 6am to 6pm. I would love if USADA knock on your door at 4am, 10pm, 3pm — random, because they have this window. So, I can go to the f*cking mountains in Ecuador and tell them I’m hunting. I’ll be doing EPO and sh*t. By the time I come back there’s nothing in me.”

This is far from the first time ‘Chito’ has expressed his own frustration over alleged cheating in mixed martial arts and he made it abundantly clear that he would never take anything that gave himself an unfair advantage inside the Octagon.

“I’d rather die before I cheat, bro,” Vera added.

‘Chito’ Vera confident he would kill Bradley Martyn in street fight: ‘I’m opening your guts and playing with them’

Chito VeraUFC bantamweight contender Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera wasn’t interested in playing games with bodybuilder Bradley Martyn. Over the last few months, Martyn has drawn the ire of the MMA community for suggesting that his 260-pound frame would be enough to scrap with some of the best fighters in the world. Recently, ONE flyweight world champion Demetrious […]

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UFC bantamweight contender Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera wasn’t interested in playing games with bodybuilder Bradley Martyn.

Over the last few months, Martyn has drawn the ire of the MMA community for suggesting that his 260-pound frame would be enough to scrap with some of the best fighters in the world. Recently, ONE flyweight world champion Demetrious Johnson called Martyn’s bluff, offering to fly to California and roll with the popular YouTuber.

For the most part, fighters like Sean O’Malley and Nate Diaz have patronized Martyn in their responses, but ‘Chito’ Vera took a decidedly different approach while appearing on a recent episode of Martyn’s Raw Talk podcast.

“I’d kill you, I swear to God I’d kill you,” Vera answered when asked who would win in a street fight between himself and Martyn. “The only way for you to beat me is if you grab me and you hit my head with the wall, then if I get KOed. Because if you don’t knock me out, I’m gonna keep coming. And cardio-wise, I’m an animal, dude.

“You know like in Street Fighter, the health [bar]? Even if you start punching me and hurting me, my health won’t leave me too quick. You would have to really knock me out. If not dude, you’re f*cked. I’m gonna take your eyes out of your face… I’m opening your guts and f*cking playing with them” (h/t MMA Mania).

Will ‘Chito’ Vera Score His First Shot at UFC Gold in 2023?

‘Chito’ Vera is currently on the cusp of a bantamweight world title opportunity after the division’s new titleholder, ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley, challenged Vera to run back their UFC 252 bout that saw Vera hand O’Malley his first career UFC loss. O’Malley has long no-sold the first-round TKO defeat as he suffered a leg injury early in the round. The bout was expected to go down as part of the promotion’s final pay-per-view of the year in December, but ‘Chito’ has recently gone on record suggesting that O’Malley is now attempting to pull out of the reported title tilt.

Vera has won five of his last six inside the Octagon, most recently scoring a unanimous decision over Pedro Munhoz in short notice showdown at UFC 292.

UFC bantamweight champ Sean O’Malley can’t wait to beat up Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera ‘Again’

Sean O'MalleyUFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley can’t wait to get his hands on Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. Weeks removed from his shocking second-round knockout of Aljamain Sterling to claim his first world title, ‘Sugar’ is already chomping at the bit to get back inside the Octagon and take out the only man that has ever handed him […]

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UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley can’t wait to get his hands on Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera.

Weeks removed from his shocking second-round knockout of Aljamain Sterling to claim his first world title, ‘Sugar’ is already chomping at the bit to get back inside the Octagon and take out the only man that has ever handed him a loss. No official announcement has been made, but O’Malley seemingly confirmed the rematch on social media, stating that he can’t wait to beat up ‘Chito’ again.

“I can’t wait to beat up Chito again,” O’Malley wrote on X.

Despite What Sean O’Malley Likes to Think, ‘Chito’ Vera Handed Him His First Loss via an Opening Round TKO

The statement is certainly an odd one considering Sean O’Malley has never actually beaten up ‘Chito’ Vera. In fact, it was ‘Chito’ who did the beating during their brief encounter at UFC 252 in 2020.

Just past the two-minute mark of the matchup, Vera landed a calf kick that clearly compromised O’Malley’s leg. ‘Sugar’ struggled to stay upright and eventually collapsed onto the canvas with 30 seconds to go in the opening round. Vera jumped on O’Malley and delivered a series of elbows, forcing Herb Dean to step in and call for the stoppage.

Despite blatantly losing the bout, Sean O’Malley insists that he is 17-0, even noting it on his X profile, and has attempted to discredit Vera’s win claiming it was the result of an injury. Unfortunately for O’Malley, the injury occurred because Vera landed a perfectly placed calf kick.

Ever since that night, ‘Sugar’ insisted that he would one day run it back and get retribution for the defeat. Now sitting as the king of the 135-pound division, Sean O’Malley has the power to make that long-awaited rematch a reality.

Where that leaves top-five contender Merab Dvalishvili is anyone’s guess, but it sounds like Dana White is more than willing to let the Georgian fight elsewhere given his refusal to compete against his close friend and former champion Aljamain Sterling.

Sean O’Malley targets Marlon Vera rematch as first championship defence ahead of UFC 292 return

Sean O'Malley welcomes title rematch with Marlon Vera ahead of UFC 292Sean O’Malley is looking to avenge his only career loss as his first defence as champion. O’Malley is set to challenge Aljamain Sterling for his bantamweight title in the headlining bout of UFC 292 on August 19. ‘Sugar’, will look to fulfil the success that many tipped him for when he first burst onto the […]

Sean O'Malley welcomes title rematch with Marlon Vera ahead of UFC 292

Sean O’Malley is looking to avenge his only career loss as his first defence as champion.

O’Malley is set to challenge Aljamain Sterling for his bantamweight title in the headlining bout of UFC 292 on August 19. ‘Sugar’, will look to fulfil the success that many tipped him for when he first burst onto the scene.

While O’Malley certainly possess a high-level skillset, arguably his greatest weapon his the confidence and self-belief that he has. The 28-year-old has always believed that he would reach the summit of the sport, at times appearing arrogant and cocky, O’Malley has not been one to shy away from outlining the future.

Sean O’Malley wants Marlon Vera rematch

So it wouldn’t be surprising that O’Malley is already planning ahead, and wants his first defence of the 135lb title to be against Marlon Vera. Vera handed O’Malley his only career defeat at UFC 252 back in 2020.

“I saw Chito did an interview, with I think it was The Schmo, saying if he beats Pedro [Munhoz] and I beat Aljo, [we could fight at] MSG in November. I would say, whoa, whoa, whoa, December on Conor [McGregor] vs. [Michael] Chandler. Me vs. Chito rematch,” said O’Malley. (H/T MiddleEasy)

However, O’Malley is aware that he has a huge task at hand in Sterling. The reigning champion will be looking to successfully defend his title for the fourth time against O’Malley after beating Henry Cejudo earlier this year.

“Can’t look past Aljo, obviously,” O’Malley said. “Dude is a beast, best bantamweight currently in the world. We’re locked in, been locked in for a long time. This has been the longest camp. This is the first time I felt like I haven’t gotten burnt out in camp, which is weird.”

Who wins the rematch, Sean O’Malley or Marlon Vera?

Sean O’Malley and Chito Vera React to Aljamain Sterling’s New Injury: “We don’t have a champ.”

Aljamain Sterling, Sean O'Malley, Chito VeraAljamain Sterling, UFC bantamweight champion, recently revealed that he continues to deal with the torn bicep injury that has plagued him for almost a year now. The bantamweight division is objectively one of the most competitive and exciting in the sport and having an inactive champion impacts the progress of the division. Aljamain Sterling (22-3) […]

Aljamain Sterling, Sean O'Malley, Chito Vera

Aljamain Sterling, UFC bantamweight champion, recently revealed that he continues to deal with the torn bicep injury that has plagued him for almost a year now. The bantamweight division is objectively one of the most competitive and exciting in the sport and having an inactive champion impacts the progress of the division.

Aljamain Sterling (22-3) had two fights in 2022, and another title defense against Henry Cejudo seemed to be on the cards for this year. However, the news of the injury and Aljo’s desire to take more time off sparked a tidal wave of reactions in the MMA community.

Via Twitter, current #4 ranked bantamweight Chito Vera had a simple, yet hard-hitting reaction:

In addition to Vera, current #1 ranked bantamweight and fan-favorite Sean O’Malley had to throw in his two cents:

As the #1 contender in the division without a champion, O’Malley comes to a logical conclusion.

Clearly, Aljamain’s inactive status has the top bantamweights concerned and looking for the title to be vacated. The near future of the bantamweight division will heavily depend on the matchmaking that follows, and the result of the highly anticipated Vera vs. Sandhagen bout coming up on February 18th at the UFC Apex.

Will Aljamain Sterling’s injury and inactive status lead to him getting stripped of the belt? What do you think the UFC will do with the bantamweight division as a response to this?  

Aljamain Sterling Confused By Chito Vera’s Inconsistent Beef: It’s Weird’

Aljamain Sterling is not thrilled with the recent comments from Marlon “Chito” Vera. Vera was making headlines over the last few days due to his outspoken comments on the practice of weight cutting. He specifically pointed to the champion o…

Aljamain Sterling is not thrilled with the recent comments from Marlon “Chito” Vera. Vera was making headlines over the last few days due to his outspoken comments on the practice of weight cutting. He specifically pointed to the champion of his division, bantamweight king Sterling, as a prime example of someone who he feels is…

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