“F**k Him”- Marlon Vera Dismisses a Rematch with Sean O’Malley

Number 14 ranked Bantamweight Marlon Vera spoke to BJPENN.com and shared his views on a possible rematch against Sean O’Malley. The two elite 135-pound fighters squared off on August 15 at UFC 252 in the co-headliner of the anticipated card. Additionally, the heavyweight main event had drawn a lot of eyeballs to the pay-per-view with Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier as headliners.

The fight was stopped by referee Herb Dean in the first round as ‘Chito’ Vera finished Sean O’Malley in mount. Chiefly, the finishing sequence came after ‘Sugar’ Sean seemingly bucked his ankle and toppled over face down onto the canvas. It was later revealed that a calf kick by Marlon possibly caused temporary nerve damage to the undefeated prospect.

Marlon Vera goes off!

The newly ranked fighter appears to be visibly agitated by fan reactions following the fight at the Apex Facility. In light of the aforementioned incident, the MMA community expressed their views that the victory was a fluke.

“Now that the fight is over, he didn’t hurt his ankle. The x-rays came back clean. What I did to him, is basically when someone punches you in the jaw you go out. His legs went out. I don’t give a f**k what people think or say. There will always be haters.”

He doubled down on his distaste of the fallout he occurred after UFC 252. The Ecuadorian fighter gave an in-depth analysis of the events that unfolded under the bright lights of the cage.

“He went out. But, man if they don’t stop it I would’ve beat him worse in the second. Everyone has an opinion. It was a solid win and I am happy, I wouldn’t change anything,” added Vera. “I am going to be honest, he quit. But, at the end of the day, I know my kicks are powerful and it f****d up his leg. His nerve went away when I kicked him.”

Marlon Vera immediately dismissed a rematch with Sean O’Malley and believes that he would need to climb the ranks. Vera himself has only just been ranked, despite stringing together a significantly high win streak.

“F**k him”- Chito Vera

“F*k no, f*k him. He has to go fight and prove himself. Let’s be real he was fighting low-level competition,” Vera said. “I want Jimmie Rivera next and that is what will happen next. There is nowhere he can run now or any excuses he can make. Right now, he has his back against his wall and can’t be picking his opponents. We have been scheduled to fight a couple of times and that is the fight to make. I would finish him. I will put the pace and pressure on him and I believe I finish him.”

The UFC’s Bantamweight division is a shark-tank of top-tier contenders, and Vera will be keen to look ahead. There are plenty of enticing fights that play well into his style going ahead in his career.

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