The packed fight program at UFC 299, which took place on Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, lived up to all the pre-fight excitement. In the main event, Sean O’Malley defeated Marlon Vera via unanimous decision, skillfully defending his UFC bantamweight title.
“Suga” Sean avenged his only UFC loss by putting on a striking masterclass throughout the five rounds against Chito Marlon Vera in UFC 299, leaving no room for debate.
O’Malley looked excellent at UFC 299, and even if he couldn’t get over his defeat to Vera in 2020, he did exact retribution on his opponent on Saturday night. O’Malley depicted his best performance as a top-tier bantamweight fighter at UFC 299.
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UFC 299: All Knockouts and Finishes
- Dustin Poirier vs Benoit Saint-Denis: Things did not look good for Dustin Poirier in the early moments of his UFC 299 lightweight scrap opposite Benoit Saint-Denis, but the veteran competitor weathered the storm and scored a big knockout win early in the second round.
After losing by knockout to Justin Gaethje in July 2023, Poirier, 35, demonstrated that he is still determined to win the UFC title. Poirier performed with bravery on Saturday and defeated Benoit via a KO.
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- Gilbert Burns vs Jack Della Maddalena: In an early welterweight encounter between Gilbert Burns and Jack Della Maddalena the bookie’s favourite and the world of UFC was left stunned as Jack pulled out an insane move to down his opponent by Knockout (knees and elbows).
In the third round, Burns secured a takedown over Jack; the Australian rapidly gained his freedom and delivered a massive knee to the Brazilian. It had a disastrous effect. Burns fell to the ground, obviously injured and in shock. At 3:43 of the third round, Della Maddalena took advantage of the situation and launched a relentless onslaught of ground and pound, prompting the referee to step in and end the fight.
- Curtis Blaydes vs Jailton Almeida: Blaydes, who had just suffered a setback, defended his fifth-place ranking against UFC unbeaten fighter Almeida, who was rated seventh.
Although Blaydes got off to a great start, in the end, he dealt the rising Brazilian grappling talent facing loss via KO marking his first defeat of the promotion and crushing his hopes of challenging for the title next.
- Robelis Despaigne vs Josh Parisian: Robelis Despaigne wins the first round via knockout (punch) over Josh Parisian.
At just 18 seconds into Round 1 on Saturday in Miami, Despaigne (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) easily defeated Josh Parisian (15-8 MMA, 2-5 UFC) with a devastating counter right hook. In the early preliminary round at Kaseya Center was the heavyweight match.
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