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Omarion vs Mario: Who will win Verzuz battle? Fans joke ‘this gonna be quickest one ever’

'Omarion vs Mario 20 for 20 gonna be interesting cause I can’t even name ten songs between both of em,' one of the fans wrote

Verzuz is taking a different route for their new one as on Saturday, June 18 they announced that they will be bringing two R&B legends for the face-off instead of their usual rap routines. Singer Omarion will be taking on another legend Mario. The battle will also see bonus matches between other R&B singers. The latest announcement by Verzuz got the social media users elated as they logged into Twitter to debate over who is going to win the epic showdown.
 
A few claimed Omarion will be smoked by Mario whereas, others extended support to the former. Ray J will join Bobby V as they will lock horns with Pleasure P and Sammie in a bonus Verzuz matchup.  Speaking of Verzuz battle, the co-founders Timbaland and Swizz Beatz started the legendary face-offs in March 2020 where we saw hip-hop legends like Monica and Brandy, Snoop Dogg and the late DMX, Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, Nelly and Ludacris, Method Man and Redman and Alicia Keys and John Legend, among others going for the battle.
 
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Who will win between Omarion and Mario?

Omarion and Mario are both iconic R&B singers and they both enjoy their own fan following. Omarion, whose real name is Omari Ishmael Grandberry, has four solo studio albums to his name along with three collaboration albums. For the Verzuz face-off, Omarion is expected to belt out his hit singles like ‘Bump, Bump, Bump’, ‘Uh Huh’, ‘Girlfriend’, and ‘Ice Box’ among other numbers.
 
Mario, on the other hand, will also put his best foot forward with his club bangers. The 35-year-old crooner got five solo studio albums to his name and thus he got plenty of numbers to perform on. Mario will try to win the battle with his hit singles like ‘Just a Friend 2002’, ‘Let Me Love You’, ‘How Do I Breathe’, ‘Crying Out for Me’ and ‘Music for Love’ among a few others. 

How to live stream?

Fans have a lot of options if they want to enjoy the upcoming Verzuz battle. Omarion and Mario will be coming under one roof for the battle on Thursday, June 23. The event will be up for streaming at 6 pm PT / 9 pm ET. For the folks hitting the couch, they can catch all the action live from the official Instagram page of Verzuz. The showdown will also be available on the FiteTV app and Triller app.

‘This gonna be the quickest one ever’

“This gonna be the quickest one ever they each got 2 big songs” joked one user as another chimed in, “The fact everybody acting like Mario don’t have Hits compared to Omarion 3 songs.” One user posted, “Y’all really saying Omarion gonna wipe Mario. This is why ima disband from “musical opinion” twitter. Y’all ain’t got no taste.” Whereas, one shared, “Omarion vs Mario 20 for 20 gonna be interesting cause I can’t even name ten songs between both of em.”
 
The next one tweeted, “I fw Mario but Omarion gonna have his head on a spike smh.” Meanwhile, one said, “Omarion is going wipe the floor with Mario.” Another added, “Who y’all got Omarion or Mario for the Verzuz battle?? I love Mario but I’m rooting for Omarion. Like Omarion got it!! He has it!!!” And, one individual concluded, “Omarion is about to get smoked by Mario! Vocally, Mario is so far ahead of him, he’ll embarrass O. MH is about to be.”