Sean O’Malley loses to Marlon Vera in first round at UFC 252 after his ankle gives out

Sean O’Malley loses to Marlon Vera in first round at UFC 252 after his ankle gives out. This was an anticlimactic finish to the co-main event.

Sean O’Malley’s ascension to the top of the Bantamweight mountain suffered a heavy hit after Marlon Vera handed him his first loss in MMA. The loss came quick and served an anticlimactic end to the much anticipated co-main event of UFC 252.

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Fighting in the biggest match of his career so far, O’Malley was seen limping early on in the match after his ankle bizarrely gave in. Vera took advantage of the situation he was presented with and quickly capitalised on it to win the fight.

Sean O’Malley loses to Marlon Vera in first round at UFC 252 after his ankle gives out

While this is undoubtedly Vera’s biggest win in the UFC, he will be the first to concede that it came under strange circumstances.

The fight began with both approaching the match with different approaches. While Vera looked to close the distance and trap O’Malley against the cage, O’Malley looked to chip away at his opponent with stiff kicks to the leg.

O’Malley then suddenly began limping after presumably rolling his ankles. Vera wasted no time and brought him to the ground where he unloaded a huge punch followed by a devastating elbow. Referee Herb Dean stepped in and awarded the fight to Vera.

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