The Ultimate Fighting Championship is in Miami, Florida this weekend for UFC 299.
A bantamweight championship clash between Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera headlines another stacked card in which Dustin Poirier and Benoit Sant Denis battle for the lightweight title.
‘Sugar Sean’ defends his crown for the first time since winning the belt by way of knockout against Aljamain Sterling in August. Vera, however, is the only man to have beaten O’Malley to date, winning by TKO in 2020.
Curtis Blaydes and Jailton Almeida will also finally meet inside the octagon, months after Blaydes was forced to pull out of their initial bout scheduled back in November.
Here’s everything you need to know about the event.
UFC 299 date and venue
UFCC 299 takes place on Saturday 9 March, 2024.
The Kaseya Center in Miami will host.
UFC 299 start time
The early prelims are scheduled to begin at 11pm GMT before the regular prelims get underway at 1am GMT on Sunday 10 March. The main card is expected to start around 3am, though those time are subject to change.
UFC 299 fight card
Main Card
Sean O’Malley vs Marlon Vera 2
Dustin Poirier vs Benoit Saint-Denis
Kevin Holland vs Michael “Venom” Page
Gilbert Burns vs Jack Della Maddalena
Petr Yan vs Song Yadong
Prelims
Curtis Blaydes vs Jailton Almeida
Katlyn Chookagian vs Maycee Barber
Mateusz Gamrot vs Rafael dos Anjos
Pedro Munhoz vs Kyler Phillips
Early prelims
Ion Cutelaba vs Philipe Lins
Michel Pereira vs Michal Oleksijczuk
Robelis Despaigne vs Josh Parisian
CJ Vergara vs Assu Almabayev
Joanne Wood vs Maryna Moroz
How to watch UFC 299
TV channel: In the UK, UFC 299 is being shown live on TNT Sports 2, with coverage of the prelim fights beginning at 1am GMT.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also watch UFC 298 online via the Discovery+ website or app.
UFC 299 odds
Sean O’Malley to win: 4/11
Marlon Vera to win: 9/4
