Marlon Vera doesn’t have a whole lot of type phrases to say about Sean O’Malley.
On Saturday, “Chito” challenges O’Malley for the bantamweight title in the principle occasion of UFC 299 in Miami. The 2 beforehand fought at UFC 252, with Vera scoring a first-round knockout after O’Malley injured his leg, and because the bout approaches, the warmth between the 2 continues to develop. Talking to reporters on the UFC 299 Media Day, O’Malley stated he and Vera had been exchanging DMs forward of the struggle, and when it was his flip to subject questions, Chito gave his facet of issues.
“He’s a bizarre man,” Vera informed reporters at UFC 299 Media Day. “He likes bizarre s***. I attempted to keep away from it. The one factor I did was ship him an image of me again, and I haven’t even learn what he stated after.
“I get it. One among his primary instruments is getting in individuals’s heads. Good luck with that. I’m going to f*** you up. I’m ready for Saturday night time. So he’s making an attempt to begin issues. Yesterday, he requested me if I used to be able to lose the struggle. He didn’t catch my reply. I’d have beloved the digital camera catch what I stated again to him, however they solely obtained one facet. However that’s only one instrument to the sport. I’m prepared for a struggle. My thoughts is in the fitting place and I’m going to kick his ass.”
Cameras truly did get Vera’s response, and the whole scene might be seen within the newest episode of UFC 299 Embedded, however Vera was additionally type sufficient to expound for the reporters.
“I requested him to suck my d***,” Vera defined. “I imply, easy as that. I’m not right here to be pleasant, I’m not right here to be respectful. I’m not a karate man, I’m a fighter. So that you f*** with me, I’m going to f****** f*** with you. I’m not f****** round, man.”
Vera continued, saying that every one of that is simply O’Malley’s try and get in his head, however that it gained’t work. And Chito added that he has a way more direct plan of moving into O’Malley’s head: his fist.
“I’m going to get in there and I’m going to drill a gap by means of his face,” Vera stated. “Then what? There’s no speaking in there. I do know his nook likes to do speaking once we’re in there, however I’d love my nook to present me recommendation to win the struggle. If my nook is extra involved about speaking s*** about my opponent they usually don’t inform me what to do, I wouldn’t be with these individuals.”
And as soon as that’s completed and he’s the brand new bantamweight champion, don’t count on a lot to vary for Chito. He plans on doing precisely the identical factor he’s completed for years: preventing whoever the UFC places in entrance of him.
“I’ll hold it actual,” Vera stated when requested about his title reign. “I’ll do the identical factor I’ve been doing by means of the years. I’ll defend the belt towards whoever is No. 1. I’m not going to begin getting choosy or go to a distinct weight class. Whoever is subsequent in line, ship them to me. Simply do like that, like an actual champion.”
