Coach O'Malley: "This time we won't underestimate Vera"

Tim Welch, coach of the American UFC bantamweight champion Shauna O'Malley, spoke about the upcoming rematch of his ward with the Ecuadorian Marlon Vera, which will take place on March 9 at UFC 299 in Miami.

“I don’t think Marlon has improved much since then. I don’t think his self-confidence will be high. He did not perform well in the fight against Sandhagen - Corey dominated him. He barely won against little Pedro Munoz. So I don’t think his self-confidence is at a high level.

However, Vera is dangerous. He is very resilient, trains hard and has a great coach. Last time we underestimated him. We thought he was just slow and clumsy, and then what happened happened. So this time we won’t underestimate him,” Welch was quoted as saying by MMA Fighting.