Sean O’Malley announces start of training and reveals expectations for his first belt defense

Sean O'Malley and Marlon Vera face each other in UFC 299. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

For bantamweight champion (up to 61,2kg) Sean O’Malley, there is no rest for the end of year festivities. On his YouTube channel, the Ultimate star announced that he has already started his training camp for his first belt defense and showed excitement to return the defeat he suffered in the first duel for Marlon Vera.

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“I feel much more prepared and disciplined in this camp. Just, for whatever reason, it will just be easier. It has a date. I have a mission. I'm on a mission to kill Chito and I'm going to do everything right to make sure that happens. God, I wonder if Chito will show up. Which Chito will appear? I'll show up. I appear. I don’t run away,” O’Malley said.

The first duel between O’Malley and Vera took place in August 2020. At the time, the American suffered a knee injury during the confrontation and ended up being knocked out in the first round.

Now as champion, Sean called for a rematch and it has already been made official by Ultimate. The two fighters will share the octagon again in the main fight of the UFC 299, scheduled for March 09th. The show will be held in Miami, Florida (USA).