Marlon Vera inflicted Sean O’Malley’s first-ever defeat. The pair of bantamweights met in the co-main event of UFC 252 on Saturday night. It was an even contest on the feet for the most part, however, O’Malley ended up injuring his ankle which led to his demise. After falling down as he advanced forward, O’Malley was […]
Marlon Vera inflicted Sean O’Malley’s first-ever defeat.
The pair of bantamweights met in the co-main event of UFC 252 on Saturday night. It was an even contest on the feet for the most part, however, O’Malley ended up injuring his ankle which led to his demise.
After falling down as he advanced forward, O’Malley was met with ground and pound by Vera with the referee eventually stopping the contest.
Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera was an interesting matchup in the co-main event. The two fighters met in a bantamweight bout on Saturday night (August 15, 2020) at the UFC 252 pay-per-view event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX. Early on in the fir…
Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera was an interesting matchup in the co-main event. The two fighters met in a bantamweight bout on Saturday night (August 15, 2020) at the UFC 252 pay-per-view event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX. Early on in the first round, O’Malley hurt his right ankle and that took […]
In the UFC 252 co-main event bantamweight prospect ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley faces the toughest test of his career against Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. O’Malley is confident of maintaining his perfect record. ‘Chito’ wants to get back into the win column and propel himself into the UFC bantamweight rankings by derailing the O’Malley hype train. Round 1: […]
In the UFC 252 co-main event bantamweight prospect ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley faces the toughest test of his career against Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. O’Malley is confident of maintaining his perfect record. ‘Chito’ wants to get back into the win column and propel himself into the UFC bantamweight rankings by derailing the O’Malley hype train.
Round 1: Both men open up with kicks. Sean O’Malley lands the biggest of them and another! ‘Suga’ mixes it up and goes hard to the body with the kick. As the round progresses it becomes clear O’Malley has a leg injury. He struggling with it clearly. ‘Suga’ is trying to throw big but he falls to the floor while doing so. He is unable to stand up. ‘Chito’ swarms on the mat and is landing huge shots. Referee Herb Dean steps in to save O’Malley from taking too much damage.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Marlon Vera def. Sean O’Malley via TKO in round one
In the co-main event surging bantamweight star ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley is in his biggest and toughest fight to date. He faces Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera who is looking to derail the O’Malley hype train and catapult himself into contention at 135lbs. Who’ll emerge victoriously? Let’s see what the LowKickMMA staff think. Jordan Ellis: I’m backing Sean […]
In the co-main event surging bantamweight star ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley is in his biggest and toughest fight to date. He faces Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera who is looking to derail the O’Malley hype train and catapult himself into contention at 135lbs. Who’ll emerge victoriously? Let’s see what the LowKickMMA staff think.
Jordan Ellis: I’m backing Sean O’Malley to keep this train rolling. However, I don’t think it’ll be as easy as he anticipates. ‘Suga’ will likely need all three rounds to outpoint Marlon Vera and emerge victorious via the judges’ scorecards.
Prediction: Sean O’Malley
Abhinav Kini: Marlon Vera is Sean O’Malley’s biggest test yet and I expect this to be a competitive affair. That said, Vera will likely stand with O’Malley who is a superior striker in my eyes. I can see “Sugar” getting the decision but it would be some statement if he became the first to finish Vera and that’s what he seemingly plans on doing with a knockout prediction.
Prediction: Sean O’Malley
Ryan Maccarthy: I personally think O’Malley is too big of a betting favorite at -310 here. Marlon Vera is extremely dangerous. This fight will determine if the Suga Show is still a young prospect or a true contender in the Bantamweight division. He’s got a lot of attention and hype coming into this fight, rightfully so. Im going to take O’Malley via KO in the 2nd round.
Prediction: Sean O’Malley
Harry O’Connor: I’m becoming more and more invested in Sean O’Malley; I think he has a good attitude and every time he fights he just adds another carriage to the hype train. A win over Marlon Vera would prove to me he is the real deal. However, Vera is now pushover, he’s never been finished so for O’Malley to do that might be a bit of a reach. I’m going to go with O’Malley on points.
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate believes Sean O’Malley has all the makings of a superstar and with good reason. O’Malley continues to rise in popularity as well as the rankings ahead of his bantamweight co-main event meeting with Marlon Vera at UFC 252 this Saturday. Vera is undoubtedly the toughest fighter he will […]
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate believes Sean O’Malley has all the makings of a superstar and with good reason.
O’Malley continues to rise in popularity as well as the rankings ahead of his bantamweight co-main event meeting with Marlon Vera at UFC 252 this Saturday.
Vera is undoubtedly the toughest fighter he will have faced in his career. With “Sugar” predicting another knockout victory, he will certainly have more believers and shut the doubters up further if he continues at this rate.
And for Tate, O’Malley is a perfect representation of the evolution of the sport.
“He’s one of those guys — he’s the next generation,” Tate said on Fight Nation. “He’s putting more into it than just ‘train harder not smarter.’ That was the old school way to do it. Everybody just trained and fought every day. You see the evolution of the sport continue to grow and I think that Sean O’Malley is that next step.
“He’s the next level. He’s figuring it out. He’s meditating, he’s probably doing yoga, doing all these extra things that are just helping him be a complete person and a complete different kind of fighter.”
Why Is O’Malley So Popular?
Despite it being just his fifth fight in the UFC, O’Malley has already been given a co-main event spot in what is one of the biggest cards of the year.
It’s a testament to just how popular he has become since debuting for the promotion in 2017. But what is the reason for his popularity? The knockouts and undefeated record certainly help, but Tate believes there are other factors.
“I just think he’s unique,” Tate explained. “He has a refreshing fighting style. He fights with careless abandonment, yet he’s calculated and he has a system to the madness. But he’s unpredictable and he’s fun and he can knock people out and he has great interviews and he stands out. I mean, his hair, his tattoos, his personality — he just feels like somebody you want to be invested in. Right? Somebody you want to care about. And people do.
“And he’s fun and he’s exhilarating, and he’s all the things that you would want in a potential star. I think that’s what we see in the making here, that’s what makes him so interesting,” Miesha Tate concluded. “I’d like to see him continue to climb the rankings. Especially if he goes 6-0 which is not an easy thing to do in the UFC at all. He’s undefeated, 12-0 and people love him. He’s got a catchy name, he’s got a refreshing fun style of fighting. He’s just a fun fighter to watch.”
Marlon Vera says he is unfazed by Sean O’Malley’s mind games. Vera is scheduled to share the Octagon with O’Malley on Aug. 15. The bout will take place on the UFC 252 card inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s a chance …
Marlon Vera says he is unfazed by Sean O’Malley’s mind games. Vera is scheduled to share the Octagon with O’Malley on Aug. 15. The bout will take place on the UFC 252 card inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s a chance for Vera to halt O’Malley’s momentum and take a top 15 […]