The presen Sean O’Malley have been looking forward to since 2020 in any case arrived Saturday and the 29-year-old bantamweight champion delivered a shutout.
O’Malley avenged his only loss in the headlining event of UFC 299 at Kaseya Heart in Miami with a dominant efficiency over Marlon “Chito” Vera. Judges scored it 50-45, 50-45 and 50-44 for the champion.
Vera defeated O’Malley, who used to be an undefeated emerging big name, again in 2020 with a first-round TKO. O’Malley became issues round since upcoming and received the bantamweight championship with a commanding victory over Aljamain Sterling in August.
O’Malley put his belt at the order to even the ranking with Vera. It used to be Vera’s first UFC championship bout, and he had received 5 of his terminating six fights, however Saturday used to be no longer his evening and he misplaced a large resolution.
Additionally at the action-packed card, former meantime light-weight champion Dustin Poirier surprisingly knocked out Benoit Saint Denis within the co-main tournament. Petr Yan were given again within the win column with a choice over Music Yadong and UFC newcomer Michael “Venom” Web page outpointed Kevin “Trailblazer” Holland.
Right here’s how all of the card spread out:
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UFC 299 leading card effects
• Bantamweight championship: Sean O’Malley def. Marlon Vera by way of unanimous resolution (50-45, 50-45, 50-44)
• Light-weight: Dustin Poirier def. Benoit Saint Denis by way of KO (moves) at 2:33 of R2
• Welterweight: Michael Web page def. Kevin Holland by way of unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Welterweight: Jack Della Maddalena def. Gilbert Burns by way of TKO (moves) at 3:43 of R3
• Bantamweight: Petr Yan def. Music Yadong by way of unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
UFC 299 initial card effects, highlights
• Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes def. Jailton Almeida by way of TKO (hammer fists) at 0:36 of R2:
• Girls’s flyweight: Maycee Barber def. Katlyn Cerminara by the use of unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Light-weight: Mateusz Gamrot def. Rafael Dos Anjos by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Bantamweight: Kyler Phillips def. Pedro Munhoz by the use of unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
UFC 299 early prelims card effects, highlights
• Luminous heavyweight: Philipe Lins def. Ion Cutelaba by way of unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Middleweight: Michel Pereira def. Michal Oleksiejczuk by way of submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:01 of R1:
• Heavyweight: Robelis Despaigne def. Josh Parisian by way of TKO at 0:18 of R1:
• Flyweight: Asu Almabayev def. CJ Vergara by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Girls’s flyweight: Joanne Log def. Maryna Moroz by way of fracture resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
