Marlon Vera hasn’t let Sean O’Malley get in his head. Vera is set to feature on the biggest stage of his career, with his bantamweight clash with O’Malley set as the night’s co-main event at UFC 252. O’Malley has certainly done his part to build up the fight with his brash knockout predictions , as well as dying his hair in the colors of Vera’s home country of Ecuador. But Vera (15-6-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) insists that none of O’Malley’s pre-fight antics have gotten to him and he won’t step into the octagon emotionally charged because of his opponent. “All my motivation comes from myself, my heart, my family,” Vera told reporters, including MMA Junkie, during Wednesday’s UFC 252 virtual media day. “From achieving my goals and getting stuff done for me and the people that I love.
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