Sean O'Malley defended his championship against Marlon Vera. UFC 299 Results

At the "Kaseya Center" arena in Miami, USA, UFC 299 tournament took place.

In the main event, former interim UFC lightweight champion and former title contender Dustin Poirier from the United States faced French prospect Benoit Saint-Denis, who had five consecutive early victories to his credit.

Saint-Denis started the bout fairly confidently, seemingly having the upper hand, but in the second round, he couldn't maintain the pace and was knocked out by Poirier.

The highlight of the tournament was the fight for the UFC bantamweight championship, defended by the reigning champion Sean O'Malley from the United States against the challenger from Ecuador, Marlon Vera.

Vera attempted to engage his opponent and acted quite openly, which resulted in him receiving several heavy blows. By the third round, his face was marked with numerous cuts, and doctors were seen wiping blood from his face during breaks.

In turn, the reigning champion acted extremely cautiously, waiting for opportune moments to strike. At the start of the rounds, he allowed his opponent to attack and often circled away from him around the octagon, but then initiated his own attacks.

Despite this, the Ecuadorian managed to withstand until the end of the match, and the decision of the winner had to be determined by the judges. Sean O'Malley was unanimously declared the winner by the judges, thus defending his championship title.

Dailysports has prepared all the tournament results according to the card.

UFC 299. Tournament results

Early Preliminary Card

• Joanne Wood (16-8) - SD 3 - Marina Moroz (11-5). Wood won by split decision with scores of 29-28, 29-28, 28-29
• Asu Almabayev (18-2) - UD 3 - Si-Jay Vergara (12-4-1). Almabayev confidently outclassed his opponent in each round, celebrating a unanimous victory with scores of 30-27 from all judges
• Robelis Despaigne (4-0) - TKO 1 - Josh Parisyan (15-7). Cuban heavyweight Despaigne crushed Parisyan in is UFC debut, delivering strikes to the head until a technical knockout was achieved
• Michel Pereira (29-11) - SBM 1 - Michal Oleksiejczuk (19-6). Pereira caught Oleksiejczuk in a tight chokehold during the first round, causing him to lose consciousness before he could tap out
• Felipe Lins (17-5) - UD 3 - Ion Cutelaba (17-9-1). Lins secured victory over Cutelaba by unanimous decision with scores of 29-28, 29-28, 29-28

Preliminary Card

• Curtis Blaydes (17-4) - TKO 2 - Jairzinho Almeida (20-2). After a dominating first round by Almeida, Blaydes capitalized on an early mistake in the second round, unleashing hammer fists on the ground to secure a TKO
• Macy Barber (13-2) - UD 3 - Kathleen Serminara (18-5). Barber secured her sixth consecutive victory, outscoring Serminara with scores of 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28
• Mateusz Gamrot (23-2) - UD 3 - Rafael dos Anjos (32-15). Gamrot's numerous takedowns earned him a unanimous decision victory with scores of 29-28, 29-28, 30-27
• Kyler Phillips (11-2) - UD 3 - Pedro Munhoz (20-8). Phillips stylishly outstruck the Brazilian veteran, winning by unanimous decision with scores of 30-27 from all judges

Main Card

• Petr Yan (16-5) - UD 3 - Yadong Song (21-7-1). In an expectedly fierce bout, Yan gradually seized control, timing takedowns well and securing a victory with scores of 29-28, 29-28, 29-28
• Jack Dela Madalena (15-3) - TKO 3 - Gilbert Burns (22-6). Burns aggressively pursued Madalena, but in the final segment, Jack managed to escape a tight hold, strike Burns with a knee to the head, and finish him on the canvas for a TKO
• Michael Page (21-2) - UD 3 - Kevin Holland (26-9). Page dominated the striking exchanges and prevented Holland from imposing grappling, winning his UFC debut by unanimous decision with scores of 29-28, 29-28, 29-28
• Dustin Poirier (29-8) - KO 2 - Benoit Saint-Denis (13-1). Saint-Denis confidently took the first round, but miscalculated his strength and was knocked out by Poirier in the second round
• Sean O'Malley (17-1) - UD 5 - Marlon Vera (21-8-1). Vera tried to engage, but the champion proved stronger and received a unanimous decision victory from the judges 50-45, 50-45, 50-44