{"id":317114,"date":"2019-06-24T07:07:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T14:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=317114"},"modified":"2019-06-24T07:07:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T14:07:58","slug":"marlon-vera-comments-on-would-be-opponent-sean-omalleys-drug-testing-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/marlon-vera-comments-on-would-be-opponent-sean-omalleys-drug-testing-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlon Vera comments on would-be opponent Sean O’Malley’s drug testing issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a six-month suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), UFC bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley was scheduled to return to the cage opposite Marlon Vera at UFC 239. Regrettably, has once again tested positive for ostarine, the same banned substance he was previously sanctioned for.<\/p>\n

While USADA has elected not to suspended O’Malley again, this issue will still keep him off the UFC 239 bill. And his would-be opponent Marlon Vera doesn’t seem too impressed.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Expletive) him,\u201d Vera told MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening. I really don\u2019t know if he\u2019s really cheating or not. Again, (expletive) that guy. He was just an opponent, and I\u2019ll wait for another guy. Hopefully, they can find me a replacement. If they don\u2019t do it, then I cannot stress for stuff I cannot control.”<\/p>\n

That being said, Marlon Vera is reluctant to jump to conclusions one way or the other.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Some) people say, \u2018(Expletive) the cheaters.\u2019 (Some) people say, \u2018He\u2019s not cheating. It\u2019s a Jon Jones situation.\u2019 Honestly, I really don\u2019t know,\u201d Vera said. \u201cI really don\u2019t understand because technically he tested positive last time, and this time he tested positive because he kept showing the same stuff as last time. I really don\u2019t understand if he\u2019s cheating. I\u2019ll just let the professionals do their job, and I\u2019ll do my job, too \u2013 go and fight someone else.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s the second time he tested positive. It\u2019s weird because a couple of guys from that gym tested positive, too, so I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on. But I don\u2019t (expletive) care. I\u2019ll keep my mind positive and keep going forward. Acceptance over everything. You\u2019ve got to accept this stuff that is happening. It is what it is. There\u2019s nothing I can do, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

At present, it’s not clear whether or not Marlon Vera will be kept on the UFC 239 card, or if his fight with Sean O’Malley will be rescheduled for a later date. Stay tuned for further updates on that as details emerge.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 6\/24\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a six-month suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), UFC bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley was scheduled to return to the cage opposite Marlon Vera at UFC 239. Regrettably, has once again tested positive for ostarine, the same banned substance he was previously sanctioned for. 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