The Ultimate Fighting Championship will present UFC 299: O’Malley vs. Vera 2, on March 9, 2024, at the Kaseya Centre in Miami, Florida, in the United States. UFC will be making its third trip to Miami with this event, and its first since UFC 287 in April 2023.
The main event will feature a fight for the UFC Bantamweight Championship between current champion Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera. When the two faced off at UFC 252 in August 2020, Vera prevailed via first-round TKO. For this battle, Merab Dvalishvili is anticipated to be the backup and possible substitute.
UFC 299 Fight Information
Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date: March 9, 2024
PPV Start Time: 10pm ET
Main Event: O’Malley vs. Vera II
Venue: Kaseya Center
City: Miami, Florida, United States
TV: ESPN, ESPN+
Livestream: Fitepass
The co-main event will feature a five-round lightweight match between Benoît Saint Denis and Dustin Poirier, the former interim UFC Lightweight Champion. For a brief while, Poirier threatened to call off the fight, saying he had never signed a contract and couldn’t agree to terms with the organization. Soon after, Poirier, however, withdrew his statement and called it a misunderstanding.
Curtis Blaydes and Jailton Almeida will fight at heavyweight during the event. Blaydes withdrew for undisclosed reasons from UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis, which was originally scheduled to take place in November 2023.
Geoff Neal and Ian Machado Garry are scheduled to square off in a welterweight match at this event. Originally scheduled for August 2023’s UFC 292; however, Neal pulled out for unspecified medical reasons. However, for unclear reasons, the fight was rescheduled for UFC 298.
Karine Silva and Lauren Murphy, the former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship challenger, will square off in a women’s flyweight match. But Murphy withdrew due to injury, and Silva is now anticipated to compete against Ariane Lipski, the former KSW Women’s Flyweight Champion, at UFC Fight Night 243.
The event is slated to include a light heavyweight fight between Ion Cuțelaba and Philipe Lins, the winner of the 2018 PFL heavyweight competition. Originally scheduled to square off on October 20, 2023 at UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green, Lins withdrew on the day of the event for an undisclosed reason.
C.J. Vergara weighed one pound over the flyweight non-title bout limit at the weigh-ins. The fight will take place at catchweight, and he will forfeit thirty percent of his earnings to his opponent, Assu Almabayev.
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UFC 299: O’Malley vs Vera II Preview
O’Malley (17-1-1) is arguably the UFC’s most divisive current champion; he has faced criticism for his risk-averse approach as well as for facing a lengthy list of weak opponents before moving on to more difficult opponents.
In his first fight against a ranked opponent, he was defeated by Vera; in his second bout, an eye poke from O’Malley caused a no-contest against the tough veteran Pedro Munhoz. Inexplicably, he was matched up with the top-ranked former champion Petr Yan for his subsequent bout, which he won via split decision at UFC 280 in October 2022.
Despite this, the 29-year-old native of Montana, who is well-known for having a large social media following, made the most of his next title match versus Sterling by blocking a takedown attempt by Sterling with an overhand right and finishing with a barrage of punches.
Though few MMA analysts predicted it would take place in a title bout, a rematch with the 31-year-old Vera was long anticipated.
Vera (23-8-1) is a seasoned 10-year UFC fighter renowned for his unrelenting fighting style and dark nature inside the cage. The Ecuadorian fighter’s record includes knockout victories over former champions Dominick Cruz and Frankie Edgar. He has fought against several elite opponents in noteworthy fights.
After defeating O’Malley, Vera was defeated by former champion Jose Aldo in a five-round decision; however, he has since gone on a winning streak of five out of six and is now a contender for the belt.
UFC 299 Fight Card
Main Card
- Sean O’Malley vs Marlon Vera – Bantamweight
- Dustin Poirier vs. Benoît Saint Denis – Lightweight
- Kevin Holland vs Michael Page – Welterweight
- Gilbert Burns vs Jack Della Maddalena – Welterweight
- Petr Yan vs Song Yadong – Bantamweight
Prelim
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida – Heavyweight
- Katlyn Cerminara vs Maycee Barber – Women’s Flyweight
- Mateusz Gamrot vs Rafael dos Anjos – Lightweight
- Pedro Munhoz vs Kyler Phillips – Bantamweight
Early Prelim
- Ion Cuțelaba vs Philipe Lins – Light Heavyweight
- Michel Pereira vs Michał Oleksiejczuk – Middleweight
- Robelis Despaigne vs Josh Parisian – Heavyweight
- C.J. Vergara vs Assu Almabayev – Catchweight
Joanne Wood vs Maryna Moroz – Women’s Flyweight
