{
  "id": 10577690,
  "title": "Sean O'Malley: UFC 331 might have been Marlon Vera's 'best performance yet'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/sean-omalley-ufc-331-might-have-been-marlon-veras-best-performance-yet",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T01:20:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sean-omalley-ufc-331-might-012026457.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sean O Malley expressed surprise at Marlon Vera's victory at UFC 331, marking what could be Vera's best performance to date. Vera broke a four-fight losing streak by defeating Charles Jourdain at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. His losing skid began with a bantamweight title defeat to O Malley at UFC 299. \"Everyone's counting Chito out,\" O Malley stated on his YouTube channel, adding, \"I said, I think this might be the time that Chito finally gets put down, put out.\" Vera, with a record of 24-12-1 in MMA and 16-11 in UFC, had a strong showing against Jourdain, who had been on a winning streak. O Malley praised Vera's performance, calling it \"possibly his best yet\" against a formidable opponent. Vera is currently tied with O Malley and T.J. Dillashaw for the most knockouts in UFC bantamweight history, with seven, and broke the record for most knockdowns in the division when he knocked down Jourdain three times.",
  "summary": "Sean O'Malley was surprised with Marlon Vera's rebound win at UFC 331.",
  "key_points": [
    "Marlon Vera ended four-fight losing streak at UFC 331.",
    "Sean O Malley called Vera's performance potentially best yet.",
    "Vera tied with O Malley and Dillashaw for most knockouts in bantamweight division."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}