How to watch or stream UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 - ESPN

Sean O'Malley will defend his bantamweight championship in a rematch with the only man to defeat him, Marlon Vera, in the main event of UFC 299 on Saturday, March 9, in Miami.

The main card at Kaseya Center will be onESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN News and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. and early prelims on ESPN+ at 6 p.m.

O'Malley (17-1, 1 NC) is unbeaten in six fights since the 2020 loss to «Chito» Vera. In his most recent fight, O'Malley became champion with a second-round knockout of Aljamain Sterling in August. O'Malley is No. 9 in the ESPN pound-for-pound men's rankings.

Vera (23-8-1) has won five of his last six bouts, most recently a unanimous decision over Pedro Munhoz in December. Vera is No. 8 in the ESPN men's bantamweight rankings.

What are the storylines behind the top fights at UFC 299? How are experts breaking them down? What do the fighters have to say? Here is the fight card, how to watch it and a collection of all of the UFC 299 essentials.

ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET
Men's bantamweight championship: Sean O'Malley © vs. Marlon Vera
Lightweight: Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint Denis
Welterweight: Kevin Holland vs. Michael Page
Welterweight: Gilbert Burns vs. Jack Della Maddalena
Men's bantamweight: Petr Yan vs. Song Yadong
ESPN News/ESPN+, 8 p.m.
Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida
Women's flyweight: Katlyn Cerminara vs. Maycee Barber
Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Rafael Dos Anjos
Men's bantamweight: Pedro Munhoz vs. Kyler Phillips
ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Light heavyweight: Ion Cutelaba vs. Philipe Lins
Middleweight: Michel Pereira vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Heavyweight: Robelis Despaigne vs. Josh Parisian
Men's flyweight: CJ Vergara vs. Assu Almabayev
Women's flyweight: Joanne Wood vs.