Sean O'Malley knows that Marlon Vera isn’t your typical No. 1 contender. And he believes his opponent knows it, too.
However, Vera's history with the reigning bantamweight champion — namely a first-round TKO over O’Malley in August 2020 — makes for an intriguing storyline. And it doesn’t hurt that O’Malley himself wants to avenge his lone career defeat. He’ll get a chance to do so when he faces Vera in the“Zero percent chance ,” O’Malley said in a recent interview with ESPN. “There’s guys deserve : Cory , Merab — you could argue those guys deserve a title fight over ‘Chito.
“I never went to bed at night thinking I have to fight ‘Chito’ again. If he can get close enough to where I can offer him a title fight…I’ll give you the rematch. Everything is working out perfect.”. The 31-year-old Ecuador native has won five of his last six Octagon appearances overall, with noteworthy victories over the likes ofduring that time. According to O’Malley, Vera won’t care that he might’ve bypassed more deserving contenders to get this opportunity.
“I think Chito’s a cold-blooded killer. I don’t think it’s gonna faze him that he’s being gifted this title shot,” O’Malley said. “Do I think he knows that? Yeah. He didn’t even finish Pedro. I beat Pedro in two rounds … He knows he’s getting this title fight because I’m the champ. But as far as that affecting him, the dude’s a killer. I don’t think that will mentally any problems for him.”“Me vs. Ilia in September in Vegas at the Sphere, Mexican Independence day…let’s make it happen.
“At the end of the day, what’s the biggest fight? I’m a prize fighter. I like making money. Why would I go fight —oh this guy’s a f—-ing killer — but you’re gonna make less money. Or I go fight this guy who’s a killer too, but I make way more money. I’m in the business of making money. I do want to fight the next guys , but if I have an option…I beleive me vs. Ilia would be the next biggest fight.
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