Sean O’Malley is already planning on calling out his subsequent opponent after his fundamental occasion combat at UFC 299 this March and so is his opponent, Marlon Vera.
O’Malley, who will defend his UFC bantamweight title for the primary time at UFC 299, has lengthy needed a rematch with Vera. The 2 first met again at UFC 252 in Aug. 2020 in a giant co-main occasion showdown. O’Malley ended up injuring his leg within the combat and Vera capitalized with a well timed TKO victory, which “Sugar” will debate to this present day.
In any case, their rematch has been years within the making. That’s why their upcoming title combat at UFC 299 has the juice to headline one of many largest and most-stacked playing cards of the yr. It is going to be an amazing alternative for each fighters, as O’Malley appears to be like to solidify his famous person standing and Vera tries to seize his first-ever UFC title.
O’Malley will not be overlooking Vera, however the UFC bantamweight champion is already planning on calling out Ilia Topuria after UFC 299 and transferring as much as 145 kilos. That’s, after all, if Topuria is ready to knock off UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in February. O’Malley primarily has his sights set on a second UFC belt in 2024.
That’s all properly and good, however Vera is standing in his approach and will very properly stop these goals from coming true. In contrast to O’Malley, Vera has plans of sticking round within the bantamweight division if victorious at UFC 299. In reality, he’s planning to name out former opponent Cory Sandhagen with a title win.
Keep in mind, Vera lately misplaced to Sandhagen by way of cut up choice at UFC San Antonio again in Mar. 2023. It was an excellent shut combat and one which “Chito” would like to have again.
Chito Vera plans on calling out Cory Sandhagen if he beats Sean O’Malley at #UFC299
“As an actual man that I’m, I’ll ask for [Cory] Sandhagen, as a result of he beat me. If I’ve to decide on myself, I wanna kick Cory’s ass. I do know his dorky ass is crying about it nevertheless it’s not my fault… pic.twitter.com/nBXwbaW5c1
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) January 12, 2024
“As an actual man that I’m, I’ll ask for [Cory] Sandhagen, as a result of he beat me,” stated Vera throughout a current interview with The Schmo (proven above). “If I’ve to decide on myself, I wanna kick Cory’s ass. I do know his dorky ass is crying about it nevertheless it’s not my fault nobody offers a f—okay about him”
What do you suppose? If victorious at UFC 299, does a Vera vs. Sandhagen rematch make sense?
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