[ Jason Parillo thinks Marlon Vera would’ve beaten UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley if there was no time limit. Vera (21-9-1 MMA, 15-8 UFC) showed great durability but was battered for five rounds by O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) this past Saturday in the UFC 299 headliner. Vera’s head coach, Parillo, praised his fighter and … Read more
[ Umar Nurmagomedov thinks Ilia Topuria is a bad matchup for Sean O’Malley. Bantamweight champion O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) called out featherweight champ Topuria after his lopsided beating of Marlon Vera in the UFC 299 main event Saturday. Nurmagomedov is not a fan of the callout, not only because he sees Merab Dvalishvili as … Read more
[ UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is healthy and ready to fight, and he sees Dustin Poirier as the best option for his desired timetable. Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) said he wanted to defend his 155-pound title in March, but the promotion told him there was no opponent available and proceeded with booking key … Read more
[ Michael Page showed he’s UFC caliber in his octagon debut at UFC 299, and just like that, he finds himself as a top 15 member of the promotion’s official welterweight rankings. Former Bellator title challenger Page (22-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made a solid first impression inside the octagon this past weekend in Miami when … Read more
[ With UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev not booked and keen to defend his title, an unexpected challenger could be next for him. Dustin Poirier put himself back in the contender conversation this past Saturday when he knocked out Benoit Saint Denis in the second round of the UFC 299 co-main event. Shortly afterward, both … Read more
[ Michael Bisping thinks Michael Page should get a jump up in competition for his next fight. Page (22-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) entered the top 15 of the welterweight rankings after he outstruck a frustrated Kevin Holland (25-11 MMA, 12-8 UFC) in his promotional debut this past Saturday at UFC 299. Page turns 37 next … Read more
[ Cory Sandhagen was pretty harsh on Marlon Vera after UFC 299. Vera (21-9-1 MMA, 15-8 UFC) lost a lopsided unanimous decision to bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) on Saturday in the UFC 299 main event at Kaseya Center in Miami. Considering Sandhagen beat Vera in decisive fashion last March, “Chito” wasn’t … Read more
[ Jack Della Maddalena pulled off a late finish at UFC 299, and apparently, he did it with a broken limb. After landing a vicious knee, Della Maddalena (17-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) finished former title challenger Gilbert Burns with follow-up punches in the third round of their main card bout at Kaseya Center in Miami. … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-299-miami-video-michel-pereira-full-package-show-knockout Matt Erickson and Ken Hathaway March 12, 2024 8:45 am ET MIAMI – Michel Pereira beat Michal Oleksiejczuk with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 299 at Kaseya Center in Miami. Take a … Read more
[ Merab Dvalishivli was impressed, and even surprised, by Sean O’Malley’s UFC 299 performance. The callout? Not so much. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who weighed in as the backup fighter the day prior, had a cageside seat as O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) dismantled rival Marlon Vera (23-9-1 MMA, 15-8 UFC) over five rounds … Read more
