Marlon Vera not ready to believe Sean O’Malley’s injury: Says, “F**k him”

Marlon Vera not ready to believe Sean O’Malley’s injury: Says, “F**k him”

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Marlon Vera scored probably the biggest win of his MMA career at UFC 252 Saturday night when he knocked out Sean O’Malley in the first round.

As soon as the referee stopped the fight, O’Malley rolled his ankle. This move led many believe that he lost because of his injury. But Marlon Vera is not ready to believe this fact. He argued that the negative results of his x-rays prove that “Sugar” wanted out of the fight.

Speaking with BJPenn.com, he said, “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.”

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He stretched his allegation further by saying that if he he hadn’t stopped in the first round, O’Malley would still have found a way to quit.

“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.”

When the talk was brought about the rematch so that he could prove his win was not because of injury, ‘Chhito’ displayed no interest. He said that if ” Sugar” wants a rematch he will have to make a strong comeback and face bigger competition.

“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 added.

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Marlon Vera wants Jimmie Rivera next

Speaking about his future, “Chhito” said that he would still like to fight Jimmie Rivera next. Rivera recently registered his first win since 2018 against Cody Stamann at UFV Fight Island.

“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,” he said. “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, that is the fight to make,” he added. “I would finish him. I will put the pace and pressure on him and I believe I finish him,” Vera concluded.

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