The Ecuadorian fighter spoke with an open heart after the defeat against O’Malley
It wasn’t the night I expected Marlon Vera nor all the Ecuadorian fans: the fighter from Chone fought with claw and heart, but could not face a Sean O’Malley who came out strong and dominated the fight from start to finish. Chito resisted and avoided being knocked out by the American, but the scorecards determined a unanimous defeat and his chance to keep the belt on the evening of UFC 299 disappeared.
After the fall, the Ecuadorian spoke openly to the public: «First of all I want to thank everyone who came to support me, the people of Ecuador for believing in me. This is not all for me, I am going to come back stronger.
Regarding his rival, he added: «About O’Malley, I knew he was a good fighter, I tried to stay head to head in the fight. In the fifth round I hit him well in the body but I didn’t have any more time. “He did it better than me.”
«I know I’m going to have another chance for the title, I’m going to come back. “I will work harder and I will come back.”concluded Chito, who maintains a record of 23-9-1.
Sean O’Malley asked Ilia Topuria
After beating Chito Vera and defending his title, Sean O’Malley took the microphone and challenged his next opponent. «Dana White, give me a jet to take me to Spain, I’m going through Ilia Topuria. And if he doesn’t want to, screw him, I want Ilia. Give me Iliasaid the American.
Sean O’Malley asked for Topuria.
When asked about the reason, he explained: «He is the scariest guy. Moving up a weight class excites me, but honestly I’m here for whatever. If they want me to knock out Merab (Dvalishvili) I will do it, but people want the fight with Topuria.
By: ESPN ECUADOR