Sean O'Malley will defend his bantamweight championship in a rematch with the only man to defeat him, Marlon Vera, in the main event of UFC 299 on Saturday, March 9, in Miami.
O'Malley has performed like a star in nearly every trip to the Octagon throughout his career. Even after suspensions for drug test failures and a hip surgery combined to keep him out of action for two years, O'Malley came right back firing like the elite prospect he was considered entering his UFC debut. In August 2020, O'Malley hit his first career stumble when he suffered a TKO loss to Vera.