Marlon Vera’s best-case scenario came to life Saturday at UFC 292 when both he and Sean O'Malley achieved wins, setting up a potential rematch for the bantamweight belt.
Vera (21-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC) is the only fighter to hold an MMA victory over newly crowned 135-pound king O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who dethroned Aljamain Sterling with a second-round TKO at TD Garden. Earlier on the card, “Chito” earned a unanimous decision win over Pedro Munhoz.
The two results set a timeline in motion for a rematch of Vera’s first-round TKO of O’Malley at UFC 252 in August 2020. “Sugar” called out Vera in the octagon and pointed to UFC 296 on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas as a potential timeline for the rematch. Vera is clearly down for it, and urged the UFC matchmakers to send him a contract to get the deal done (via X):
