One of many greatest UFC occasions of 2024 simply acquired an official battle poster and it’s fairly underwhelming to say the least.
Whereas most battle followers are gearing up for the long-awaited UFC 300 occasion this coming April the promotion is about to stage UFC 299 one month prior and it’s already shaping as much as be a greater card. UFC 299 is about to go down on Mar. 9 from inside Kaseya Heart in Miami, Florida.
Main the way in which might be a long-awaited rematch between present UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and high contender Marlon Vera. This would be the first time “Sugar” is defending his title since knocking out bantamweight nice Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 late final yr to assert the title. O’Malley and Vera have met as soon as earlier than at UFC 252 again in Aug. 2020, however it was “Chito” who walked away with a controversial TKO win.
Fortunately, the enjoyable doesn’t cease there. On high of O’Malley’s headlining rematch with Vera, UFC 299 can even function a plethora of high-tilt, fan-friendly matchups. This features a Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint-Denis co-main occasion, Gilbert Burns vs. Jack Della Maddalena, Kevin Holland vs. Michael Web page, Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida, Mateusz Gamrot vs. Rafael dos Anjos, and Petr Yan vs. Music Yadong. It’s an insane lineup to say the least.
Nonetheless, Friday’s official battle poster isn’t actually doing UFC 299’s stacked card any justice. The art work doesn’t even point out any of the top-tier matchups exterior of the primary and co-main occasion. With this sort of expertise main a Miami card that’s going to assist launch UFC 300 you’d suppose that the UFC advertising division would have one thing a bit higher up their sleeve.
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