UFC 299 went down last night (Sat., March 9, 2024) from inside Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla., which saw Sean O’Malley defend his UFC bantamweight title for the first time with a dominant unanimous decision win over Marlon Vera (highlights).
In the co-main event, Dustin Poirier put an end to Benoit Saint Denis’ five-fight win streak by knocking him out in emphatic fashion in the second round (see it here).
“Suga” turned in perhaps his most complete performance thus far in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career by dominating Marlon Vera for 25 minutes to earn his first-ever 135-pound title defense.
O’Malley used his reach, his striking and his speed with such calculated precision that it had Vera bothered for the majority of the fight. Sure, “Chito” had some shining moments.
O’Malley dominated the five-round fight, battering the Ecuadorian and busting him up en route to getting his much-desired revenge.
“Suga” keeps proving his doubters wrong, and his stock grew immensely thanks to his near-flawless victory.
As far as his calls to move up to Featherweight to challenge newly-crowned champion Ilia Topuria, that may a bit premature.
Stay in the division, defend the belt a few times and then he can look up.
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