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