In a brilliant performance, Sean O'Malley dominated Marlon Vera to retain his bantamweight title Saturday night at UFC 299.
In a stylish striking performance, befitting someone who wore blue and pink cornrows and custom pink fight shorts, O'Malley defeated Vera via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 299 on Saturday night. With the victory, O'Malley picked up his first successful defense of the UFC bantamweight title.
"I felt something in his face break," O'Malley said of the knee."I don't know if it was his nose or cheek. I felt something snap."Vera was transported to the hospital after Saturday's fight for precautionary reasons due to possible head and facial injuries, according to the UFC. "He put on a clinic, and I don't know if anybody can finish 'Chito' Vera," UFC CEO Dana White said in the postfight news conference."The guy has a chin like nothing I've ever seen.""Something about not getting the finish just doesn't sit right with me," he said.The crowd at Kaseya Center was largely split.
Vera beat O'Malley in 2020 after O'Malley injured his leg on a Vera kick. O'Malley has denied that he lost that fight, even though the defeat is on his record. He has repeatedly claimed he is still undefeated.Afterward, O'Malley said that White should fire up a private jet for him to travel to Spain to fight new UFC featherweight championComing in, ESPN had O'Malley ranked No. 10 on its pound-for-pound MMA list. At bantamweight, O'Malley was No. 1 and Vera was No. 8.
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