Top UFC bantamweight fighter Sean O'Malley shared his prediction for the upcoming fight between Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen on February 18 at UFC Fight Night 219.
Sean O'Malley
There is no big cage in the Apex arena, and the small cage is 40 percent smaller. This will give a big advantage to Vera. I want Marlon to win, because if Aljamain Sterling goes up in weight after his fight with Henry Cejudo, our title fight with Vera will be huge.
Vera, 30, last entered the Octagon in August 2022 at UFC on ESPN 41, defeating Dominick Cruz by fourth-round knockout. In April of this year at UFC on ESPN 35, Marlon defeated Rob Font by unanimous decision. He has 21 wins and seven losses under his belt.
The 30-year-old Sandhagen had his last fight against Song Yadong at UFC Fight Night 210 in September 2022. Cory won that fight by TKO in the fourth round. Last October, at UFC 267, he lost to Petr Yan by unanimous decision. Sandhagen has 15 wins and four losses under his belt.
