UFC 292 results LIVE: Sean O’Malley stuns Aljamain Sterling with picture-perfect KO
Full results from UFC 292 after Sean O’Malley vs Aljamain Sterling and Zhang Weili vs Amanda Lemos
Sean O’Malley’s rise to stardom continued on Saturday as he knocked out Aljamain Sterling to win the bantamweight title at UFC 292.
Sterling had won nine straight fights, including three title defences, heading into the main event in Boston this weekend, while O’Malley’s popularity with fans saw him fast-tracked to a shot at the gold.
But O’Malley justified that decision at UFC 292, dropping Sterling with a picture-perfect right hand early in Round 2 before securing a TKO of the Jamaican-American.
That result followed Zhang Weili’s dominant title defence against Amanda Lemos in the co-main event, which the champion won with a lopsided decision.
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UFC 292 LIVE: Neil Magny vs Ian Machado Garry
Ian Machado Garry def. Neil Magny via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-24).
Magny applauds Garry, who tells Joe Rogan: “I made it look like he’d never fought in the Octagon before.
“That was domination from start to finish.”
Garry calls out Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.
UFC 292 LIVE: Neil Magny vs Ian Machado Garry
Round 3
Again Magny goes down from a leg kick. He stands but is basically hopping on his good leg for a moment...
Garry shouts at Magny and unloads punches, then floors him with another low kick...
Magny stands but is getting picked apart on the feet now. AGAIN he goes down, and Garry screams at him to “GET UP!”
An intense fight reaches the final buzzer, with Garry flipping off Magny again...
UFC 292 LIVE: Neil Magny vs Ian Machado Garry
Round 2
Garry is feinting regularly, but Magny isn’t always biting. Another hard low kick, and Magny stumbles.
Magny catches a body kick, however, and tries for a single-leg. Good defence from Garry against the cage.
Eventually he gets free, and he knocks out Magny’s mouthguard with a high kick.
More leg kicks, Magny is in trouble... and he’s susceptible to a clean one-two!
Flying knee to the body from Garry, and straight punches against the fence. Clean shots.
Garry flips off Magny after the buzzer, after the 36-year-old says something to him...
UFC 292 LIVE: Neil Magny vs Ian Machado Garry
Round 1
Garry twice knocks down Magny with leg kicks. Now he lands a lancing jab.
Both men miss with head kicks. Garry is able to shrug off Magny, as the veteran tries to clinch in the centre of the ring.
A fresh clinch attempt succeeds for Magny, and he has Garry against the fence. Garry reverses the position and gets away with draping his arm over the top of the cage wall.
They separate, and again Garry knocks down Magny with a leg kick. Magny tries to scoot towards the Irishman on his backside, but he can’t get close.
UFC 292 LIVE: Neil Magny vs Ian Machado Garry
This should be a fun one: Welterweight veteran Neil Magny takes on rising Irish star Ian Machado Garry...
These two went back and forth in intense fashion at the pre-fight press conference this week.
Magny, stepping in for Geoff Neal, makes his walk after Garry plays up to the Boston fans – the Irish-Boston connection.
Many are expecting Garry’s sharpshooting style to be too much for the veteran, but let’s see...
Garry is much the younger fighter at 25, with Magny now 36.
UFC 292 LIVE: Da’mon Blackshear vs Mario Bautista
Mario Bautista def. Da’mon Blackshear via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
UFC 292 LIVE: Da’mon Blackshear vs Mario Bautista
Round 3
Blackshear, fighting for the second time in a week, is starting to tire. Bautista FINALLY secures a takedown after numerous attempts.
Bautista quickly takes the back against the fence... He’s struggling to lock in a rear naked choke, and the crowd is getting a bit restless.
Eventually Bautista gives up, and the pair fight to their feet late in the round. There’s still time for a scramble, however, which ends with Bautista on top.
UFC 292 LIVE: Da’mon Blackshear vs Mario Bautista
Round 2
It’s another grappling-heavy round. Bautista even attempts a takedown in this frame, but to no avail.
Bautista grazes Blackshear with a head kick, before grabbing him against the fence. The bantamweights trade the position back and forth before moving into the open.
Blackshear misses with a spinning back elbow but flows straight into a double-leg takedown! Bautista rides it well, though, and the takedown won’t be credited.
UFC 292 LIVE: Da’mon Blackshear vs Mario Bautista
Round 1
Blackshear forces Bautista to the fence, after the latter does well to defend a takedown.
Eventually Blackshear gets him down, and he’s in Bautista’s guard. The pair soon fight to their feet, though.
Blackshear shoots for a double-leg takedown then tidily slips around to take the back.
Bautista is dragged to the mat but is again able to stand.
Now looks to defend a takedown with a guillotine, but Blackshear survives.
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