Tag: Marlon Vera

Sean O’Malley Is Interested In Fighting Marlon Vera Next

Sean O'MalleySean O’Malley has revealed he is interested in fighting Marlon Vera but claims it will be the UFC who ultimately decide who he’ll face next. O’Malley scored a highlight-reel, walk away knockout over former title challenger Eddie Wineland at UFC 250 this past weekend. ‘Suga’ was supposed to face his toughest test to date in […]

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Sean O’Malley has revealed he is interested in fighting Marlon Vera but claims it will be the UFC who ultimately decide who he’ll face next. O’Malley scored a highlight-reel, walk away knockout over former title challenger Eddie Wineland at UFC 250 this past weekend. ‘Suga’ was supposed to face his toughest test to date in the fight but eased by Wineland and propelled himself into the bantamweight rankings

Speaking to BJPENN.com O’Malley revealed he is open to fighting Marlon Vera next, but the decision will ultimately lay with the UFC, he said.

“Marlon Vera is a fight I’d definitely be interested in doing after it was supposed to happen last year. I don’t know what will be next though, that’s up to Sean Shelby. He will come to me with a name and we will figure it out.”

O’Malley went on to explain that the only bantamweight he isn’t interested in fighting is Urijah Faber who seems to have been something of an idol to ‘Suga’ growing up, he said.

“I just don’t think I’d ever want to fight Urijah Faber. He was the first person I ever saw on TV. I just remember watching “The California Kid” and I’ve met him a couple of times. He’s a cool motherf*cker and I don’t have any interest in fighting Urijah. Cody (Garbradnt), yeah that is a fight I’d take. He’s a former champ and he won’t try and lay on me, instead, he will strike with me. But, it’s a lose-lose fight for him.”

Garbradnt also picked up an empathic knockout win at UFC 250 and has been going back and forth with O’Malley over which knockout was better.

“Mine was way better. Way vicious, you know,” Garbrandt told TMZ. “My dude couldn’t get up. Stylistically, Assuncao is leap years ahead of any adversary that “Sugar” has ever fought. There’s no comparison, there’s no characteristic like that.

Do you want to see Sean O’Malley face Marlon Vera or Cody Garbradnt next?

Sean O’Malley Eyes Marlon Vera For Next UFC Bout

Sean O’Malley would like to share the Octagon with Marlon Vera next. O’Malley had quite the performance in his last outing. On June 6, O’Malley did battle with Eddie Wineland on the main card of UFC 250. The “Sugar” show p…

Sean O’Malley would like to share the Octagon with Marlon Vera next. O’Malley had quite the performance in his last outing. On June 6, O’Malley did battle with Eddie Wineland on the main card of UFC 250. The “Sugar” show put Wineland to sleep with a one-punch knockout. The performance was good enough to earn […]

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EXCLUSIVE | Marlon Vera Wants The Jose Aldo Treatment After Being ‘Robbed’

Marlon VeraBantamweight contender Marlon Vera supports former featherweight king Jose Aldo getting a title shot despite the fact he lost against Marlon Moraes in his divisional debut. ‘Scarface’ was on the end of a controversial decision loss against his compatriot, something UFC president Dana White and the now-retired former champion Henry Cejudo disagreed with. He was […]

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Bantamweight contender Marlon Vera supports former featherweight king Jose Aldo getting a title shot despite the fact he lost against Marlon Moraes in his divisional debut. ‘Scarface’ was on the end of a controversial decision loss against his compatriot, something UFC president Dana White and the now-retired former champion Henry Cejudo disagreed with. He was supposed to meet Cejudo for the bantamweight belt at UFC 250 but the ongoing global pandemic ended all hopes of that and Aldo is now expected to face Petr Yan for the title later this summer.

Marlon Vera Wants Big Fight After Song Yadong Defeat

Speaking exclusively to LowKickMMA, ”Chito’ expressed his support for Aldo getting a title shot on the back of a defeat as he is hoping for a similarly big fight despite the fact he suffered a controversial loss to Song Yadong a couple of weeks back.

“Being real about it Petr Yan deserves it (a title shot). (Jose) Aldo, even if he got robbed, I got robbed – we lose at the end of the day,” Vera said. “If they are going to serve us as winners after we lost I’m going to support that because I wanna get that too. Realistically I thought the fight was (Aljamain) Sterling and Petr Yan. I think was the real title fight but, we know how the game goes it’s not about who deserves it, it’s about who sells. No offence to Sterling but how many people really watch him fight? On the other side Cory Sandhagen he’s really good but you guys have no name. I’m not saying that’s what I want – I don’t want to become a clown but (its) what the UFC and the fans want. They don’t want see sometimes the most skilled fight, they want to see (the fight) that puts on the better show.

‘Chito’ understands the UFC want to put on the biggest fights rather than the most skilled or deserving. Without former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw in the picture he accepts Aldo vs. Yan is the biggest fight that can be made right now, he said.

“In that division right now TJ (Dillashaw) was the big name but he hasn’t come back yet. Besides TJ I don’t think there’s anybody with a big name. Aldo is have a big name. Yan, he doesn’t speak English but the way he fights is pretty good so he put on a show all the time…I think that’s why the Petr Yan, Jose Aldo fight makes sense because they need to sell it.”

Do you agree with Marlon Vera? Is Jose Aldo a worthy title challenger at bantamweight?

Marlon Vera Not Happy With Judges Following UFC on ESPN 8

Marlon Vera thinks he was snubbed at UFC on ESPN 8. Last night (May 16), Vera went one-on-one with Song Yadong on the main card. The bout was contested in the featherweight division. After three rounds of action, the score totals were in. All three jud…

Marlon Vera thinks he was snubbed at UFC on ESPN 8. Last night (May 16), Vera went one-on-one with Song Yadong on the main card. The bout was contested in the featherweight division. After three rounds of action, the score totals were in. All three judges scored the fight for Yadong. Some believe that Vera […]

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UFC on ESPN 8 Bonuses: Song Yadong Cashes Out

The UFC on ESPN 8 bonuses have been released. On May 16, the UFC held another event inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The event was held behind closed doors, meaning no fans were in attendance. The card was headlined b…

The UFC on ESPN 8 bonuses have been released. On May 16, the UFC held another event inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The event was held behind closed doors, meaning no fans were in attendance. The card was headlined by a heavyweight battle. In the main event, Alistair Overeem and Walt […]

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Song Yadong Edges Marlon Vera – UFC Florida Results

Vera YadongKicking off the UFC Florida main card is an exciting bantamweight tilt between Marlon Vera and Song Yadong. Round 1: Vera starts off with a couple of leg kicks. Yadong responds with a right hand that is blocked. Yadong fires a low kick soon after. Vera blocks a head kick. Yadong blocks a body kick […]

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Kicking off the UFC Florida main card is an exciting bantamweight tilt between Marlon Vera and Song Yadong.

Round 1: Vera starts off with a couple of leg kicks. Yadong responds with a right hand that is blocked. Yadong fires a low kick soon after. Vera blocks a head kick. Yadong blocks a body kick soon after. Yadong lands a stinging jab. Vera responds with a big leg kick. Yadong catches a body kick and has Vera clinched. They separate. They are starting to get more active now with both connecting. They clinch with Vera up against the fence. Vera reverses and Yadong is up against the fence now. The round comes to an end.

Round 2: Vera lands a body kick. Yadong responds with a right hand to which Vera lands a leg kick. Vera lands another leg kick. Yadong attempts a 1-2 which is blocked. He works the body soon after. Vera catches a body kick and loands up on Yadong up against the fence. Yadong lands a big right on the counter. Vera is advancing a lot more now. Yadong lands a nice shot to the body before connecting with a big right. Yadong catches a head kick but is unable to punish Vera. Vera connects with a knee and now has Yadong up against the fence again as he lands knees to the thigh. They start to brawl with elbows and punches before going back to the center of the Octagon. Vera lands a huge body shot. The round ends with them swinging.

Round 3: Vera lands a big knee. Yadong has him up against the fence now and lands a knee. Vera reverses and trips Yadong, almost getting into full mount. Vera rips the body as Yadong gets up and they separate. Yadong lands a big jab as Vera was attempting a leg kick. Yadong is gaining momentum and confidence now as he lands a left hook. They are brawling now as some fatigue is settling in. Vera lands a big knee to the body. Vera clinches him up against the fence before tripping him again. Yadong gets to his feet though. Vera sprawls on a Yadong takedown attempt and has his back now. Vera ends the fight with an acrobatic kick.

Official result: Song Yadong defeats Marlon Vera via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).