Sean O'Malley defends bantamweight title at UFC 299

Field Level Media|published: 03/10/2024, 3:13am EDT

Oct 22, 2022; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Sean O'Malley (blue gloves) defeats Petr Yan (red gloveS) during UFC 280 at Etihad Arena. credits: Craig Kidwell-USA TODAY Sports

Sean O'Malley held on to his bantamweight belt on Saturday night, defeating Marlon Vera by unanimous decision in the main event bout at UFC 299 in Miami.

O'Malley (18-1-0) took the cards 50-45, 50-45, 50-44 in a rematch of a UFC 252 fight, which Vera won via technical knockout on Aug. 16, 2020. That remains O'Malley's only loss.

Vera fell to 23-9-1 with Saturday's setback and is 5-3-0 since the 2020 victory over O'Malley.

On Saturday, O'Malley landed a total of 232 strikes compared to Vera's 89.

In other action, Dustin Poirier (30-8-0) knocked out Benoit Saint-Denis (13-2-0) with a punch in the second round of their lightweight fight. Meanwhile, Michael Page (22-2-0) prevailed by unanimous decision, defeating Kevin Holland (25-11-0) in welterweight action.

Jack Della Maddalena (17-2-0) and Petr Yan (17-5-0) also won their respective fights.

—Field Level Media