Sean O’Malley soundly defeated Marlon Vera this past Saturday in the main event of UFC 299, defending his title with a masterclass performance along with avenging the only loss of his career. It was the first title defense for the 29-year-old champion, who is beginning to assemble a nice resume that includes wins over Petr Yan, a knockout of Aljamain Sterling and now a dominant victory over “Chito.” But plenty of challenges lie ahead for him in one of the most stacked divisions in the UFC, not the least of which could be a next title defense against red-hot Merab Dvalishvili. What do we think of O’Malley’s future and if he can be one of the all-time greats at bantamweight, if not the best ever? Our “Spinning Back Clique” of Nolan King, Brian “Goze” Garcia and special guest John McCarthy answer that with host “Gorgeous” George Garcia
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