UFC 299 O'Malley vs Vera Odds, Picks, and Predictions: Suga Retains in Heated Bout

"Suga" Sean O'Malley has just one blemish on his career, and that blemish is none other than Marlon Vera. Our UFC picks expect Suga to get his revenge on "Chito" and walk out of UFC 299 with the strap."Suga" Sean O'Malley will make his first bantamweight title defense as he faces Marlon"Chito" Vera in the headline event for

Vera is hittable and has struggled against point-based strikers with good lateral movement which we've seen in defeats to Cory Sandhagen and Jose Aldo. Even in recent victories against Rob Font and Dominick Cruz, Vera was getting significantly out-struck and needed to land power shots to pick up the win.

In addition, Vera is a slow starter who tends to give up early rounds, and that's something that would be costly against a fighter like O'Malley Despite entering that fight as a +285 underdog he ended up winning a split decision which earned him a title shot against Aljamain Sterling. Suga once again beat the odds — this time as a +235 underdog — knocking out Sterling in the second round to claim the 135-pound belt.

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