Marlon"Chito" Vera challenges UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley for the title in the main event at UFC 299 on Saturday night. was not 17-0 when he posted on X last March about supposedly having an unblemished professional fighting record. At the time, he was actually 16-1 with a no contest. But hours after seeing the past opponent who was responsible for his"1" --MMA, perhaps more than any other sport, is a game of delusion.
The belt is an incentive driving both men, but there's more at stake for O'Malley. The UFC is auditioning for its next megastar, and the bantamweight champ has a cupboard full of the necessary ingredients. Even in the Vera loss, O'Malley was leading the dance right up until a well-placed kick rendered him unable to two-step anymore."Suga Sean" has shown himself to be who he says he is. On Saturday, he needs to remind us -- for real.
Yet none of those beaten opponents have the pedigree of Burns. If Della Maddalena isn't tripped up by this next step up, he's going places.
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