After going 20 years without an event in Miami, the UFC is bringing a pay-per-view to the city for the second consecutive year with UFC 299 . The UFC announced on Friday during its 2024 seasonal press conference that the March 9 event will go down at Kaseya Center, and it will be headlined by a bantamweight championship rematch between reigning titleholder Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera . It will be the first attempted defense for O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who claimed the belt at UFC 292 in August with a second-round knockout of Aljamain Sterling. “Sugar” will attempt to avenge his lone career loss, which came against “Chito” Vera (21-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC) by first-round TKO at UFC 252 in August 2020 after O’Malley sustained a leg injury. Related Marlon Vera: Sean O'Malley very talented, but 'I really believe I'm going to make him quit' at UFC 299 Merab Dvalishvili reacts to Sean O'Malley vs. 'Chito' Vera news, confirms Henry Cejudo is next assignment Video: Sean O'Malley, Marlon Vera face off ahead of UFC 299 title rematch UFC 299 will mark the organization’s third overall event in Miami
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UFC 299 set for Miami with Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera 2 title headliner – MMA Junkie