Marlon 'Chito' Vera accuses Sean O'Malley of greasing his body during their UFC 299 fight, claiming it made him unable to grab his opponent. Vera also reveals his house was burgled on the fight day. Despite losing to O'Malley, Vera says he suffered zero injuries and plans to watch the fight back in a month or two. He expresses interest in fighting Petr Yan in November at Madison Square Garden, calling Yan a former champion and a formidable opponent.
Sean O’Malley coach: Chito Vera was ‘just as slow as I remembered’ at UFC 299 https://t.co/pIth9zxJHz
Sean O'Malley didn't hold back on his feelings about Marlon Vera coming out of their #UFC299 title fight. 😬 Read more: https://t.co/FSOsrOsUWg https://t.co/felekzKvjG
Sean O'Malley goes off on 'fake-ass b*tch' Marlon Vera for #UFC299 greasing accusation https://t.co/Vi7UddiTwM
Morning Report: Sean O’Malley reacts to ‘fake-a** b****’ Chito Vera’s greasing accusation at UFC 299 https://t.co/g4ZQUwg0vH
#UFC champion Sean O'Malley’s coach @TimwelchMT said @chitoveraUFC didn’t want to be respectful after his loss at UFC 299. Vera claims O’Malley cheated by greasing his body which made him unable to grab his opponent. Sean O’Malley won via unanimous decision and won every round… https://t.co/CQWPfU9rxR
Chito Vera wants to fight Petr Yan in November at MSG “I was hoping to fight [Petr] Yan in November. I feel that’s a great fight, that fight makes sense. He’s a former champion, he beat a really good talent in Song Yadong.” 🎥 @arielhelwani #TheMMAHour #UFC #MMA https://t.co/2HqxcdEk0K
🚨| Marlon Vera would like to return in November on the annual Madison Square Garden card. He calls out Petr Yan as the opponent he’d like to fight. [per The MMA Hour] #UFC299 https://t.co/aqT3FydEDM
🚨| Chito Vera tells @arielhelwani that he found out his house had been burgled on #UFC299 fight day morning. His family had agreed to not tell him so he could focus on the fight but one person didn’t get the memo in time so he found out. [per The MMA Hour] https://t.co/1V8h0e0Vwc
Chito Vera says that Petr Yan turned down a fight against him twice 😬 🎥 @arielhelwani #TheMMAHour #UFC #MMA https://t.co/pVCzavukI2
🚨| Chito Vera on the body shot he landed on Sean O’Malley in the fifth round: “If we were fighting to the death, the O’Malley family would have a funeral right now.” 😳 [per The MMA Hour] #UFC299 https://t.co/qaJ8jguhKC
“Every time I was grabbing Sean, it was like grabbing a fish out of the water." Marlon 'Chito' Vera says Sean O'Malley was "extremely greasy" during their UFC 299 fight. ▶️ https://t.co/05cMt0MkBb #TheMMAHour https://t.co/6DKIviNEak
🚨| Chito Vera tells @arielhelwani that he suffered ZERO injuries in his #UFC299 defeat to Sean O’Malley. [per The MMA Hour] https://t.co/5BycDwzQNs
Chito Vera says he will watch his Bantamweight Title fight with Sean O'Malley back in a month or two #UFC299 #TheMMAHour