UFC 299 live results: Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera 2

The Octagon returns to the Sunshine State for a massive event with UFC 299 from the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.

UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley makes his first title defense in a heated rematch against rival Marlon Vera. The two fought in August 2020 in a fight Vera won by first round TKO after O’Malley suffered an ankle injury. Since then, O’Malley hasn’t lost in his rise to become champion as he looks to avenge the only loss of his career.

The co-main event sees Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint-Denis in a five-round lightweight bout. Also on the main card is the UFC debut of former Bellator star Michael “Venom” Page, who takes on Kevin Holland in welterweight action; former title challenger Gilbert Burns vs. Jack Della Maddalena in a welterweight bout; and former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan looking to get back in the win column against Song Yadong.

The prelims are loaded with lots of talent including Curtis Blaydes, Maycee Barber, Pedro Munhoz, Michel Pereira, Mateusz Gamrot, Katlyn Cerminara, Ion Cutelaba, Joanne Wood, Jailton Almeida and former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos.

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> Women’s Flyweights- Joanne Wood (16-8, 8-8 UFC) vs. Maryna Moroz (11-5, 6-5 UFC)

Wood throwing kicks to start. They trade and Moroz is able to get a takedown. Moroz with some body shots from the top. Wood with an elbow from the bottom. Moroz with more body shots from the top then lands to the head. Moroz with more punches from the top. Moroz looking to set up an arm-triangle choke as she continues to land to the body. She lets go and lands some left hands. Wood goes for the leg. Moroz maintains top position and continues to land. Moroz with some heavy punches. 10-9 Moroz.

Wood lands a leg kick then a right hand. They clinch after trading and Moroz pushes it to the fence. Wood lands some knees as Moroz then presses her against the fence. Moroz landing some knees then they trade knees before separating. Moroz lands a right hand. Wood with a combination and Moroz lands a counter right hand. Wood with a front kick to the body. We have a timeout for a groin strike but they continue and trade. Moroz lands a combo and Wood counters with a nice right hand. They both land inside the pocket before clinching. Moroz lands a knee on the break. Moroz with a right hand. They trade and Wood partially lands a spinning back fist. They both land hard punches. Moroz with a left hook. Close round. 10-9 Wood, 19-19.

They trade to start the third and Moroz lands a hard body kick. Wood with a leg kick then they clinch. Moroz pushes it against the fence. Wood lands a body kick as they break. Moroz lands a kick and Wood gets a brief takedown but they get right to their feet. Moroz lands a right hand and they trade right hands. Wood lands a front kick to the body that partially hits the face. Moroz lands a standing elbow. Wood lands a stiff jab and a big right hand. Wood lands a right hand. Moroz is throwing and pushing the pace but Wood is landing more. They trade kicks. Wood lands a combo and they clinch. Wood lands a big spinning back fist that about dropped Moroz but the fence kept her up. Wood pushing forward and landing some big punches. Wood landing big shots and they trade late. Really good fight. 10-9 Wood, 29-28 Wood.

Official Result- Joanne Wood def. Maryna Moroz by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights*- CJ Vergara (12-4-1, 3-2 UFC) vs. Asu Almabayev (18-2, 1-0 UFC)

*Vergara missed weight by one pound

Almabayev lands a hard calf kick. Almabayev with a jab then a body kick. Almabayev with a spin kick to the body. They trade leg kicks and Almabayev lands a body kick. Almabayev shoots for a takedown but Vergara sprawls. Almabayev pushes it to the fence and secures the takedown. They get to their feet. Almabayev gets a brief takedown and has the back. Almabayev working hard to get it down as Vergara lands some knees to defend. They separate and Almabayev lands a spin kick to the body. They trade right hands and Vergara lands a solid left hook. Almabayev gets a takedown. Almabayev gets the mount and lands from the top. 10-9 Almabayev.

Vergara lands a leg kick. Vergara with a high kick and they trade punches. Vergara lands a body kick as Almabayev lands a right hand. Vergara lands a right hand. He lands another. Almabayev with a hard calf kick. Almabayev gets a takedown. Almabayev landing from the top. Almabayev landing from the top and looked to set up a choke but abandoned it and got the back. They stand and Almabayev gets it down and has back control. Almabayev lands before they scramble up and Almabayev lands a knee. 10-9 Almabayev, 20-18 Almabayev.

Vergara lands a body kick as Almabayev shoots for a takedown. Almabayev lands a right hand then a hard body kick. Almabayev gets it down and takes the back. They get to their feet and Vergara lands some body kicks. Almabayev with a spinning wheel kick to the chin. He shoots for a takedown but Vergara defends though Almabayev lands a big knee and head kick. Vergara lands a right hand. Almabayev gets a takedown. They get to their feet. Vergara lands a body kick and Almabayev gets another takedown. Almabayev gets the back. Almabayev looking for a choke. Vergara gets out of it. They end the fight there. 10-9 Almabayev, 30-27 Almabayev.

Official Result- Asu Almabayev def. CJ Vergara by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Heavyweights- Robelis Despaigne (4-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Josh Parisian (15-7, 2-4 UFC)

Despaigne lands a right hand and slips on a head kick. Despaigne then drops Parisian with a big right hand and it is all over.

Official Result- Robelis Despaigne def. Josh Parisian by knockout (punch) at :18 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Michel Pereira (29-11 2 NC, 7-2 UFC) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (19-6 1 NC, 7-4 1 NC UFC)

Pereira with a pair of body kicks. He lands another hard body kick then a big right hand to the body. Pereira with some knees then locks in a rear-naked choke. It is in deep and Oleksiejczuk goes out cold. What a showing from Pereira!

Official Result- Michel Pereira def. Michal Oleksiejczuk by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:01 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- Ion Cutelaba (17-9-1 1 NC, 6-8-1 UFC) vs. Philipe Lins (17-5, 3-2 UFC)

Lins with a leg kick. He lands another. Cutelaba with an inside leg kick. Lins with another leg kick. Cutelaba with a leg kick and Lins returns one. Lins with a leg kick and Cutelaba just misses some punches and eats another leg kick from Lins. Cutelaba trips Lins up with some kicks but he gets up and they trade punches. Lins looks for a takedown as he has a leg but lets go. Cutelaba lands an elbow and Lins counters with a right hand and leg kick. Lins with a right hand then a leg kick then a combo. They trade in a wild exchange. They have a wild exchange against the fence and Lins lands a leg kick. 10-9 Lins.

Lins lands a leg kick. He lands another and Cutelaba is having trouble standing. Lins lands another. Cutelaba lands a right hand. They trade wild punches. Lins gets the back and pushes it to the fence. Lins is able to get it down with a trip and is working in Cutelaba’s half-guard. Lins with some body shots then he stands. Lins lands some big punches as Cutelaba gets to his feet and they tie up against the fence. They break apart. Lins with a leg kick. 10-9 Lins, 20-18 Lins.

Lins with another leg kick. Lins lands a left hand. Cutelaba lands a couple of right hands. Lins gets a takedown. They scramble up and Cutelaba looks for a kimura but Lins gets it back down. They scramble but Lins is able to keep it down though they get to their feet. They separate. Cutelaba lands a left hook. Lins grabs the single leg. We have a timeout for an illegal elbow. They get back to action and trade punches. They clinch and Lins with some knees. They are separated. Lins circling away as he is tired. Lins lands a left hand. Lins lands a big left hook. 10-9 Lins, 30-27 Lins.

Official Result- Philipe Lins def. Ion Cutelaba by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Bantamweights- #13 Pedro Munhoz (20-8 2 NC, 10-8 2 NC) vs. Kyler Phillips (11-2, 5-1 UFC)

Phillips with a leg kick and a combo. Munhoz with a leg kick. Phillips lands a right hand. Phillips with a body kick. Phillips lands a combo. Phillips throws and Munhoz is able to get a takedown. They get up and we have a timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and trade with Phillips landing a high kick. They trade right hands. Munhoz lands a combo and Phillips circles away. Phillips with a leg kick. They trade right hands. Phillips with a spin kick to the body. Phillips hurts Munhoz with some punches. Phillips lands a jumping knee then an uppercut and a head kick. Phillips with a combo then a knee but lands another eye poke. They get back to action and Phillips lands a body kick. 10-9 Phillips.

Phillips lands a combo but Munhoz lands a pair of leg kicks. Phillips with a leg kick. He lands another. They trade jabs. Munhoz lands a right hand. Phillips with a leg kick. Phillips with a body kick. Phillips lands a combination. Munhoz with a body kick. Phillips with a side kick to the chin. Munhoz lands a left hand. Munhoz with a body kick. They trade punches. Phillips with a left hand to the body then an overhand right. Phillips with a leg kick then a body kick. Phillips lands a left hand and Munhoz lands a right hand. Phillips with a late spin kick. 10-9 Phillips, 20-18 Phillips.

Phillips with a body kick. Phillips lands a combo. Phillips with a combo then some kicks and a spinning back kick to the body. Phillips lands a right hand. They trade right hands. Munhoz with some leg kicks and Phillips lands a combination. Phillips with a leg kick. They trade punches. Phillips with a combination and lands a head kick. Phillips lands some jabs then some kicks. They have a wild exchange late. 10-9 Phillips, 30-27 Phillips.

Official Result- Kyler Phillips def. Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- #6 Mateusz Gamrot (23-2 1 NC, 6-2 UFC) vs. #11 Rafael Dos Anjos (32-15, 21-13 UFC)

Gamrot with a combination. Gamrot lands a body kick. Dos Anjos lands a knee that stuns Gamrot. Gamrot tries a takedown but Dos Anjos defends and then Dos Anjos knocks Gamrot down with a left hand. Gamrot tries to get it down but they get to their feet and separate. They trade punches. Dos Anjos lands a left hand and a body kick. Dos Anjos lands a big left hand. Gamrot gets a takedown and Dos Anjos grabs the neck. Gamrot working from the top. Gamrot landing from the top and Dos Anjos grabbed the fence. Nice comeback in the round from Gamrot. 10-9 Gamrot.

Dos Anjos with a leg kick. Dos Anjos lands a body kick and Gamrot looks for a takedown. Gamrot gets it down briefly and has the back as they get to their feet. Gamrot with a back trip and lands short right hands. They get up and separate. Gamrot gets it back down for a moment and has the back as they stand. Gamrot gets it back down for a moment as they’re tied up against the fence. They separate and Gamrot gets it back down. They get back up and separate. Gamrot lands a left hand. 10-9 Gamrot, 20-18 Gamrot.

They trade punches. Gamrot lands a right hand. Gamrot briefly gets it down but they get right to the feet. Gamrot tries a takedown but Dos Anjos sprawls. They keep getting up and Gamrot keeps getting takedowns. Gamrot lands a straight left hand and follows it with a flurry. Gamrot lands a right hand. 10-9 Gamrot, 30-27 Gamrot.

Official Result- Mateusz Gamrot def. Rafael Dos Anjos by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

> Women’s Flyweights- #4 Katlyn Cerminara (18-5, 11-5 UFC) vs. #6 Maycee Barber (13-2, 8-2 UFC)

Barber lands to start. They clinch up and Cerminara lands some knees. They separate and trade before clinching and pushing against the fence. They go to the mat for a moment but pop right up. Cerminara with some short knees as Barber is trying to break the clinch. They trade knees. Barber lands a right hand and they break. Cerminara looks for a takedown but Barber sprawls and lands some punches. Barber with a high kick and they tie back up. Barber lands an elbow and Cerminara as they break, but they clinch right back up. Barber with an elbow and right hand as Cerminara lands a knee. They separate and Barber lands a left hook. They tie up and Barber with a knee. They trade knees. 10-9 Barber.

Barber lands a leg kick and Cerminara with a right hand. Barber lands to the body then a left hand to the head. Cerminara lands a right hand. Cerminara lands as Barber rushes in. Cerminara lands a right hand as Barber lands a leg kick. Cerminara lands a right hand and is landing slightly more here. Barber gets a brief takedown but they get right back up and Barber has body control. Barber lands an elbow. They trade knees. Barber with a pair of knees and Cerminara is landing to the body. Barber gets a late takedown and lands on the mat. Close round. 10-9 Cerminara, 19-19.

Cerminara lands a right hand then a high kick. Barber rushes forward throwing and they tie up. Cerminara gets a brief takedown but they pop up and Cerminara lands a knee as they break. Cerminara with a body kick. Barber lands a big right hand and then another before they clinch. Barber is able to get a takedown. Cerminara attacks the leg but Barber spins out and they get to their feet remaining in the clinch. Barber with a right hand and lands as they break. Cerminara lands a combo. Barber lands some high kicks. Cerminara with a body kick then a leg kick. They clinch and both land before breaking. Barber with a body kick. Cerminara lands a knee. Barber gets Cerminara down to the mat late but they pop right up and trade late. Close fight. 10-9 Barber, 29-28 Barber.

Official Result- Maycee Barber def. Katlyn Cerminara by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- #5 Curtis Blaydes (17-4 1 NC, 12-4 1 NC UFC) vs. #7 Jailton Almeida (20-2, 6-0 UFC)

Almeida shoots for a takedown but Blaydes defends. Almeida has it pushed against the fence and gets it down. He has the back as they stand. Almeida has the body lock and gets a big takedown. They get up and Almeida briefly gets it down but they get right back up. Almeida drags it back down and is looking for full back control. Almeida keeps taking Blaydes down. Almeida still has the back and keeps taking Blaydes down as they get up and isn’t letting go. 10-9 Almeida.

They trade. Almeida looks for a takedown but Blaydes defends and starts landing lots of punches and he finishes Almeida! Wow, that came out of nowhere.

Official Result- Curtis Blaydes def. Jailton Almeida by TKO (punches) at :36 of Round 2

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> Bantamweights- #4 Petr Yan (16-5, 8-4 UFC) vs. #7 Song Yadong (21-7-1 1 NC, 10-2-1 UFC)

Yadong lands a left hook. Yan with a leg kick. Yan lands a right hand. Yan lands a leg kick as Yadong lands a left hook. Yadong lands a left hand as he went for a takedown. Yan lands a combo to the body. Yan lands a jab and Yadong returns fire with a leg kick. Yadong lands a right hand. Yan with a body kick as Yadong lands a jab. Yan with a body kick. Yadong gets a takedown and has the back of Yan. Thy get up but Yadong gets it back down for a moment and still has the back. Yadong with some knees. Yan tries to roll out but Yadong scrambles and keeps back control. Yadong with right hands as they stand and separate. 10-9 Yadong.

Yadong lands a leg kick. Yadong landing punches as he pushes Yan against the fence. Yan lands an uppercut. Yadong gets the back as they go to the fence. Yadong with some knees and Yan lands some back elbows. They separate and trade before a timeout for a tape issue. They get back to action and Yan is trying for a takedown but Yadong defends. Yan defends a takedown attempt and lands a body kick. Yan with a jab. Yan lands a combination. They trade to the body. Yan lands an uppercut and Yadong lands a combo. Yan lands to the body as Yadong lands a right hand. Yan gets a takedown. Yan landing from the top and Yadong has a cut opened up. 10-9 Yan, 19-19.

They trade and Yan gets a brief takedown but they pop up and both land. Yadong lands the jab. Yan with a wheel kick to the head of Yadong. Yadong with a combo in close range. Yadong lands a right hand that makes Yan stumble. Yan tries a takedown and lands an uppercut. They trade jabs. Yadong lands a right hand. Yadong tries a takedown but Yan defends. Yan with an uppercut followed by a jab. Yadong working the jab. Yan lands a right hand. Yadong with a right hand. Yan lands a jab. Yan gets a takedown. Yan landing from the top. Yan has neck control late. Fun fight. 10-9 Yan, 29-28 Yan.

Official Result- Petr Yan def. Song Yadong by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- #4 Gilbert Burns (22-6, 15-6 UFC) vs. #11 Jack Della Maddalena (16-2, 6-0 UFC)

Burns lands a body kick then a leg kick. Burns with a body kick and they trade jabs. Burns with a high kick then scores a takedown. Burns has the back and drags it down. Maddalena lands a big knee as he pushes Burns off of him. Maddalena lands a left hand. Burns lands a right hand. Maddalena with a pair of left hands. They trade in close range. Burns with a body kick. Burns with a late takedown and he lands from the top. 10-9 Burns.

Burns lands a right hand as Maddalena lands a body kick. Burns lands a body kick. Maddalena lands a left hand. Burns gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Maddalena lands a left hand. Burns lands an elbow. Double jab from Maddalena. Burns lands a right hand. Maddalena lands a combination. Burns lands a big right hand. Burns gets a takedown. Burns gets the back and is looking for the arm. Maddalena landing some punches. 10-9 Burns, 20-18 Burns.

Maddalena with a leg kick. Maddalena lands a right hand then a left hand. Maddalena lands a head kick and follows with some left hands. Burns looks for a takedown as Maddalena is defending. Burns gets it down and has the back but Maddalena rolls out to his feet. Maddalena then drops Burns with a knee to the body and starts pounding away with big punches and elbows. He continues to pour it on and gets the finish! What a finish from Maddalena!

Official Result- Jack Della Maddalena def. Gilbert Burns by TKO (elbows) at 3:43 of Round 3

> Welterweights- #13 Kevin Holland (25-10 1 NC, 12-7 1 NC UFC) vs. Michael Page (21-2, 0-0 UFC)

Page with a leg kick. Holland lands a leg kick. Page lands a big right hand. Holland lands a leg kick. Page lands a jab and they clinch. They separate. Page lands a right hand. Page lands a leaping elbow. Page lands a jab and takes the back of Holland but lets go as he lands a left hand. Page with a body kick then a combo and lands a big right hand. Holland lands a left hand. Page lands a right hand. They clinch. They break away and Page lands a big right hand. Page with an uppercut. Holland lands a leg kick. They clinch back up but break. Page lands a spinning elbow. 10-9 Page.

Holland lands a right hand and they briefly clinch. Page lands a right hand. Page lands a pair of right hands. Page tried a spin kick and slipped to the mat and allowed Holland to grab the back. Holland gets it down and looks for a choke. He lets go and lands some elbows. They work their way to the feet. Page lands a right hand. He lands another as Holland rushes in. Holland lands a leg kick. Page lands a right hand. He lands another and Holland stumbles to the mat. Page with a spinning elbow. 10-9 Page, 20-18 Page.

Page lands a right hand and Holland stumbles down but Page lets him up. Holland gets the back and tries to get it down. They separate and Page lands a big right hand. Page lands a head kick then a big elbow. Page landing with more volume here as Holland is swinging and missing. Page’s movement has been incredible here. They clinch late. 10-9 Page, 30-27 Page.

Official Result- Michael Page def. Kevin Holland by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- #3 Dustin Poirier (29-8 1 NC, 21-7 1 NC UFC) vs. #12 Benoit Saint-Denis (13-1 1 NC, 5-1 UFC)

Saint-Denis with a pair of leg kicks. Poirier lands a calf kick. Saint-Denis shoots for a takedown and Poirier nearly had a guillotine choke in. Saint-Denis rolls out and has the back on the feet. Saint-Denis is on the back but Poirier shakes him off. Saint-Denis with some knees. Poirier tried to grab the neck and they separate. Poirier with a left hand. Saint-Denis with a combo then a knee and elbow. Saint-Denis with more knees as Poirier pushes it against the fence. Saint-Denis with some body shots and elbows. Poirier lands a right hand. They trade. Poirier tries a guillotine but Saint-Denis shakes it off. Saint-Denis has the back on the mat. Saint-Denis tries to find a choke and looked for a late armbar. 10-9 Saint-Denis.

Poirier rocks Saint-Denis with a left hand and looks for a guillotine but Saint-Denis pops his head out. Saint-Denis now in the mount. Saint-Denis has the back and is looking for a choke. Poirier escapes to his feet. Saint-Denis lands an elbow. Saint-Denis lands to the body. They separate. Poirier lands a left hand. Poirier with a body shot and two right hands and rocks Saint-Denis again. Poirier drops Saint-Denis with a right hook and a follow-up punch ends it. What a comeback and finish from Poirier!

Official Result- Dustin Poirier def. Benoit Saint-Denis by knockout (punches) at 2:32 of Round 2

> UFC Bantamweight Championship- C Sean O’Malley (17-1 1 NC, 9-1 1 NC UFC) vs. #5 Marlon Vera (23-8-1, 15-7 UFC)

O’Malley with a leg kick. O’Malley with some more kicks. O’Malley with a spin kick to the body then a body kick. O’Malley with more kicks. Vera lands a body kick then a left hand. Lots of patience from both men as O’Malley keeps on the kick attack. O’Malley lands a right hand after some body kicks. 10-9 O’Malley.

O’Malley with a spinning heel kick to the chin of Vera. O’Malley with a pair of kicks. Vera with a leg kick. O’Malley with a body kick followed by a head kick. O’Malley works the jab and lands a right hand. O’Malley with a stiff jab and Vera lands a leg kick. O’Malley with a body kick. O’Malley lands a combination followed by another. O’Malley with a right hand to the body. O’Malley lands a big knee and follows with a flurry. O’Malley lands a right hand then a left hand. O’Malley with a flurry. They trade body kicks and Vera lands a big right hand. O’Malley with a head kick. O’Malley with a big right hand. O’Malley lands a right hand that puts Vera on a knee. 10-9 O’Malley, 20-18 O’Malley.

Vera with some early leg kicks. O’Malley lands a left hand. O’Malley lands a right hand and then one to the body. Vera rushes in but O’Malley backs away and lands a left hand. O’Malley with a double jab then a left hand. They trade body kicks and O’Malley lands a left hand. O’Malley with a combination. Vera with a leg kick. O’Malley lands a combo. O’Malley with a knee after landing a right hand. Vera lands a right hand then a jab. Vera slips on a kick. 10-9 O’Malley, 30-27 O’Malley.

Vera lands a knee then a front kick. O’Malley with a body kick then a left hand. Vera with a body kick and O’Malley lands a right hand. Vera lands a left hand. Vera lands a flying knee. O’Malley lands a right hand. O’Malley with a combo. Vera lands a combo. Vera lands a jab. O’Malley with a combo. Vera lands but O’Malley trips him up. O’Malley with a body kick. Vera lands a body kick then a left hand to the body. O’Malley lands a combo. O’Malley with a jab. They trade punches. O’Malley with a combo. O’Malley working the jab. Vera with a left hook and O’Malley lands a right hand. 10-9 O’Malley, 40-36 O’Malley.

O’Malley with the jab. O’Malley lands a right hand and Vera is hurt. O’Malley lands a knee inside the pocket and is working the body with punches and kicks. O’Malley lands a right hand. Vera with a body kick. O’Malley rips to the body. O’Malley with a big right hand. Vera lands a left hand. Vera with a body kick. O’Malley with a spin kick to the body. O’Malley with a combo to the head and body. O’Malley lands a body kick. Vera lands a knee. O’Malley with a combo and lands a knee. They trade late. 10-9 O’Malley, 50-45 O’Malley.

Official Result- Sean O’Malley def. Marlon Vera by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-44) to retain the UFC Bantamweight Championship