LAS VEGAS – Umar Nurmagomedov thinks Sean O'Malley avenges his loss to Marlon Vera at UFC 299.
Bantamweight champion O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) makes his first title defense in a rematch against Vera (21-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC) in the March 9 headliner at Kaseya Center in Miami.
A leg injury caused O’Malley to lose his first fight with Vera in August 2020 by TKO, marking his only career loss. Nurmagomedov thinks O’Malley was having his way, until Vera kicked him in his peroneal nerve at the end of Round 1 and finished him on the ground.
