UFC 299 Sean O’Malley defeats Marlon Chito to retain bantamweight title

Sean O’Malley’s first title protection was in opposition to a well-known foe, however this time round, there could be no debate or shock ending. O’Malley defeated Marlon ”Chito” Vera to retain his bantamweight title in the primary occasion of UFC 299. The judges scorecards learn 50-45, 50-45 and 50-44.

O’Malley dominated the primary three rounds with Vera’s means to take strikes on full show. O’Malley landed an image good knee to Vera’s chin and quite a few different punches that bloodied Vera’s face. Vera tried to beat the velocity distinction, however he struggled to get any impactful offense in opposition to the champion.

The fourth spherical was a strong spherical for Vera as he bloodied O’Malley’s nostril. Even so, O’Malley was touchdown at will and Vera continued to do his finest to resist the numerous strikes. The fifth was full of hectic moments, however once more O’Malley obtained the most effective of Vera.

After the bout, O’Malley mentioned he’d wish to struggle Ilia Topuria, the UFC’s featherweight champion.

Previous to the primary occasion, Dustin Poirier retained his place within the light-weight division by knocking out rising prospect Benoit Saint Denis within the second spherical, Michael “Venom” Web page made a profitable UFC debut with a call win over Kevin Holland, Jack Della Maddalena knocked out Gilbert Burns and Petr Yan surged within the closing two rounds to disclaim Tune Yadong a prime rating.

Here is how the all motion of UFC 299 performed out in Miami: