Sean O’Malley is now one of the biggest stars in the UFC. After defeating Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292, he is set to make his first title defense against Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC 299. However, One might reasonably wonder, why didn’t the UFC bantamweight champion resort to fighting at UFC 300?

After all, UFC 300 is a massive card that features many notable fighters and he could have been one of them. During an interview, O’Malley was asked about this question. So let’s wait no further and hear from the man himself.

Why UFC 299 was preferable?

It cannot be disputed that UFC 300 is a landmark card and arguably the biggest card of the year. However, UFC 299 cannot be scoffed at. This card features many notable personalities apart from O’Malley like Dustin Poirier. Not to mention, this card is taking place at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, United States and historically speaking, the UFC usually has had massive cards there.

That was the incentive behind O’Malley agreeing to fight for UFC 299. In the aforementioned interview, he said, “Oh, I think you look at how big the Miami cards always are. Alex Petta, Izzy rematch, Izzy knocked Alex out in Miami; they always go hard in Miami. They always have massive events in Miami. I actually feel honored to headline UFC 299.” 

Safe to say, O’Malley is pleased with the decision to fight at UFC 299. Moreover, his comments about UFC 299 are quite coherent and many MMA pundits would find themselves in agreement with it, including Joe Rogan.

Joe Rogan is all praise for UFC 299

A couple of months ago, Joe Rogan, on his podcast, revealed that the UFC 297 card is quite stacked. However, he was more interested in UFC 299 which is set to take place in Miami as it includes some highly entertaining fighters from the UFC.

He stated, on his podcast, “I think this card is great but it is nothing compared to the Miami card. There are a couple of big ones lining up for 300. If they come together it is going to be amazing.” 

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