{"id":466385,"date":"2022-12-28T12:26:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T20:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=466385"},"modified":"2022-12-28T12:26:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T20:26:33","slug":"sean-omalley-explains-how-fighting-at-the-ufc-apex-puts-cory-sandhagen-at-a-disadvantage-against-marlon-vera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/sean-omalley-explains-how-fighting-at-the-ufc-apex-puts-cory-sandhagen-at-a-disadvantage-against-marlon-vera\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean O\u2019Malley explains how fighting at the UFC Apex puts Cory Sandhagen at a \u201cdisadvantage\u201d against Marlon Vera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean O’Malley is explaining how fighting at the UFC Apex puts Cory Sandhagen at a ‘disadvantage’ against Marlon Vera.<\/p>\n

UFC Fight Night takes place on Saturday, February 18th, 2023 and will see Cory Sandhagen (15-4 MMA) vs Marlon Vera (20-7 MMA) in the bantamweight main event at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada.<\/p>\n

Vera will be entering the Octagon with four wins in his last four fights, most recently defeating Dominick Cruz<\/a> (24-4) in August of this year.<\/p>\n

Sandhagen has won two of his last four fights, his most recent win coming against Yadong Song (19-7 MMA) in September of this year.<\/p>\n

‘Sugar’ believes the smaller cage won’t make it easy for the 30 year old Sandhagen as he’s always in motion.<\/p>\n

Sean O’Malley, speaking on his YouTube channel, shared his thoughts on the upcoming match (h\/t MMAJunkie<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only difference is the cage \u2013 the small cage. The reason: The Apex doesn\u2019t have a big cage and it makes zero sense. The big cage is \u2013 what? \u2013 40 percent bigger than the small cage? Like, quite a bit \u2013 significantly bigger. That plays a role.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing O’Malley said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it gives \u2018Chito\u2019 (Vera) a pretty big advantage. I don\u2019t know if advantage is the right word, but a disadvantage, rather, for Cory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

As for who ‘Sugar’ wants to win, he concluded with:<\/p>\n

\u201cI want \u2018Chito\u2019 to win, obviously. Because then if that is the case, me vs. \u2018Chito\u2019 for the belt is massive. Or I go out there and beat whoever that is, and then first title defense against \u2018Chito.’\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Sean O’Malley’s (16-1 MMA) one and only loss came against Marlon Vera in August of 2020 at UFC 252. Should ‘Chito’ defeat ‘Sandman’, a rematch would be in the cards.<\/p>\n

Do you agree with O’Malley that Sandhagen is at a disadvantage because of the smaller cage? Who would you like to see come out the victor this coming February?<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sean O’Malley is explaining how fighting at the UFC Apex puts Cory Sandhagen at a ‘disadvantage’ against Marlon Vera. UFC Fight Night takes place on Saturday, February 18th, 2023 and will see Cory Sandhagen (15-4 MMA) vs Marlon Vera (20-7 MMA) in the bantamweight main event at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada. 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