Tonight’s UFC 299 event was headlined by a rematch between Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera for the promotion’s bantamweight title.
O’Malley (18-1 MMA) and Vera (23-9 MMA) had originally collided back at UFC 252 in August of 2020, with ‘Chito’ emerging victorious in the opening round after ‘Suga’ suffered an ankle injury.
Since their first encounter, Sean O’Malley put together a 5-0 (1 no-contest) record, capturing the promotion‘s bantamweight world title in the process. ‘Suga’ was most previously seen in action at UFC 292, where he dethroned Aljamain Sterling with a second-round TKO victory.
Meanwhile, Marlon Vera had also most previously competed at UFC 292 in August of last year, where he scored a unanimous decision win over Pedro Munhoz. That victory had gotten ‘Chito’ back into the win column after dropping a split decision to Cory Sandhagen.
Tonight’s UFC 299 main event resulted in an absolute masterclass from Sean O’Malley. While the fight ended up going the distance, O’Malley was able to put on a striking clinic, absolutely battering Marlon Vera for the majority of their twenty-five-minute affair. ‘Suga’ clearly had the speed advantage over ‘Chito’, which he utilized to control and smother the challenger. After five-rounds of hard-fought action, O’Malley was awarded a much-deserved unanimous decision victory.
Official UFC 299 Results: Sean O’Malley def. Marlon Vera by unanimous decision (50-45 x2, 50-44)
Check out how the pros reacted to ‘O’Malley vs. Vera 2’ below:
Let’s go @chitoveraUFC!!!! #JustScrap
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) March 10, 2024
Pink shorts now , next rainbow
— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) March 10, 2024
Close round. O’malley the busier tho. 1-0 O’malley. #UFC299
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) March 10, 2024
Crazy entrances and exits by O’Malley
Making Chito bite in everything. #UFC299— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) March 10, 2024
First KD of Chitos career. Clean shot from O’Malley #UFC299
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 10, 2024
Faints ,distance, speed.. Sean is very good
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 10, 2024
The movement on @SugaSeanMMA is lovely to watch
— Brendan Loughnane (@BrendanMMA) March 10, 2024
2-2 for me rn
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) March 10, 2024
How??? https://t.co/xp2KP4a4Fi
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 10, 2024
Amazing boxing by Omaley #UFC299
— Muhammad Mokaev (@muhammadmokaev) March 10, 2024
Fighting for last smoke pipe pic.twitter.com/DnJaiEZ5Mz
— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) March 10, 2024
Post-fight reactions to Sean O’Malley defeating Marlon Vera at UFC 299:
What a fight #UFC299
— Muhammad Mokaev (@muhammadmokaev) March 10, 2024
That body shot at the end could’ve been the fight!! Nasty! O’Malley looked great tonight. Some moments where Chito rallied back, but Sean won every round in my book. #UFC299
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 10, 2024
I’m trolling had it 4-1 rds
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) March 10, 2024
Impressive work from @SugaSeanMMA! #UFC299
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) March 10, 2024
@SugaSeanMMA feints and distance management are some of the best in the game!!! An amazing striker he is #UFC299
— “Wonderboy” Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) March 10, 2024
Sean O’Malley is a generational athlete pic.twitter.com/FNQu0JT1WS
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) March 10, 2024
Who would you like to see Sean O’Malley fight next following his decision victory over Marlon Vera this evening in Miami?
