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UFC 299: Make your predictions for Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera and more in Miami

Matt Erickson
·5 min read

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 299 event in Miami.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of UFC 299 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+), which takes place at Kaseya Center in Miami.

Make your picks below.

Ion Cutelaba vs. Philipe Lins

Records: Cutelaba (17-9-1 MMA, 6-8-1 UFC), Lins (17-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Cutelaba 3-2, Lins 2-3
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.04.24): N/A

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Maryna Moroz vs. Joanne Wood

Records: Moroz (11-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC), Wood (16-8 MMA, 8-8 UFC)
Past five: Moroz 3-2, Wood 2-3
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.04.24): Moroz -195, Wood +165

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Asu Almabaev vs. CJ Vergara

Records: Almabaev (18-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Vergara (12-4-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Almabaev 5-0, Vergara 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.04.24): Almabaev -475, Vergara +350

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Robelis Despaigne vs. Josh Parisian

Records: Despaigne (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Parisian (15-7 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Past five: Despaigne 4-0, Parisian 2-3
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.04.24): N/A

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Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Michel Pereira

Records: Oleksiejczuk (19-6 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC), Pereira (29-11 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Past five: Oleksiejczuk 3-2, Pereira 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.04.24): Oleksiejczuk +125, Pereira -150

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Pedro Munhoz vs. Kyler Phillips

Records: Munhoz (20-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC), Phillips (11-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Past five: Munhoz 2-3, Phillips 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.04.24): Munhoz +190, Phillips -235

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Rafael dos Anjos vs. Mateusz Gamrot

Records: Dos Anjos (32-15 MMA, 21-13 UFC), Gamrot (23-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Dos Anjos 3-2, Gamrot 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.04.24): Dos Anjos +280, Gamrot -370

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Maycee Barber vs. Katlyn Cerminara

Records: Barber (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Cerminara (18-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC)
Past five: Barber 5-0, Cerminara 4-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Cerminara No. 10, Barber No. 12
Odds (as of 03.04.24): Barber -190, Cerminara +165

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Jailton Almeida vs. Curtis Blaydes

Records: Almeida (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC), Blaydes (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC)
Past five: Almeida 5-0, Blaydes 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Blaydes No. 7, Almeida No. 12
Odds (as of 03.04.24): Almeida -110, Blaydes -110

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Yadong Song vs. Petr Yan

Records: Song (21-7-1 MMA, 10-2-1 UFC), Yan (16-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC)
Past five: Song 4-1, Yan 1-4
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Yan No. 7, Song No. 8
Odds (as of 03.04.24): Song +115, Yan -135

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Gilbert Burns vs. Jack Della Maddalena

Records: Burns (22-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC), Della Maddalena (16-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Past five: Burns 3-2, Della Maddalena 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Burns No. 7, Della Maddalena No. 14
Odds (as of 03.04.24): Burns +105, Della Maddalena -125

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Kevin Holland vs. Michael Page

Records: Holland (25-10 MMA, 12-7 UFC), Page (21-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Holland 2-3, Page 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Holland honorable mention
Odds (as of 03.04.24): Holland -135, Page +115

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Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint-Denis

Records: Poirier (29-8 MMA, 21-7 UFC), Saint-Denis (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Past five: Poirier 3-2, Saint-Denis 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Poirier No. 4, Saint-Denis No. 13
Odds (as of 03.04.24): Poirier +140, Saint-Denis -170

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Sean O'Malley vs. Marlon Vera

Records: O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), Vera (21-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC)
Past five: O’Malley 5-0, Vera 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: O’Malley No. 1, No. 12 pound-for-pound; Vera No. 6
Odds (as of 03.04.24): O’Malley -240, Vera +195

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UFC 299 fight card (as of March 4, noon ET)

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera – for bantamweight title

  • Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint-Denis

  • Kevin Holland vs. Michael Page

  • Gilbert Burns vs. Jack Della Maddalena

  • Yadong Song vs. Petr Yan

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Jailton Almeida vs. Curtis Blaydes

  • Maycee Barber vs. Katlyn Cerminara

  • Rafael dos Anjos vs. Mateusz Gamrot

  • Pedro Munhoz vs. Kyler Phillips

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)

  • Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Michel Pereira

  • Robelis Despaigne vs. Josh Parisian

  • Asu Almabaev vs. CJ Vergara

  • Maryna Moroz vs. Joanne Wood

  • Ion Cutelaba vs. Philipe Lins

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 299.

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