Although it’s what he wanted, Sean O’Malley didn’t expect to make his first title defense against Marlon Vera . Bantamweight champion O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) runs things back with Vera (21-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC) in the UFC 299 main event March 9 at Kaseya Center in Miami. Vera finished O’Malley by first-round TKO in August 2020 after O’Malley injured his leg courtesy of a Vera leg kick. “Chito” handed O’Malley the first and only loss of his career which “The Suga Show” thinks was a fluke. “I’m honestly surprised that it’s happening, in a sense,” O’Malley said in an interview with Helen Yee .
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UFC champ Sean O’Malley admits he’s surprised Marlon Vera rematch is happening – MMA Junkie