| UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 19, 2023 | |||
| Venue | TD Garden | |||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |||
| Attendance | 18,293 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $7,247,654.86 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 19, 2023, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [2]
The event marked the promotion's seventh visit to Boston and first since UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman in October 2019. [2]
A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Aljamain Sterling and Sean O'Malley headlined the event. [3]
A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Zhang Weili and Amanda Lemos served as the co-headliner. [4]
The lightweight and bantamweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler took place at the event. [5]
Former LFA Middleweight Champion Gregory Rodrigues and Denis Tiuliulin were expected to meet in a middleweight bout at UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria. [6] However, the bout was postponed to this event after Tiuliulin withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. [7]
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo (also 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling) and Marlon Vera was expected to take place at the event. [8] However, Cejudo withdrew in late June due to a shoulder injury. [9] He was replaced by Pedro Munhoz. [10]
A bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Song Yadong was expected to take place at the event. [11] However, Yadong withdrew for unknown reasons and Font was instead scheduled to face Cory Sandhagen two weeks prior at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font as Sandhagen was in need of a new opponent. [12]
A welterweight bout between Ian Machado Garry and Geoff Neal was expected to take place at the event. [13] However, Neal withdrew due to undisclosed health reasons. [14] He was replaced by Neil Magny. [15]
Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was scheduled to face Mario Bautista. [16] However, Garbrandt pulled out due to injury a week before the event. [17] He was replaced by Da'Mon Blackshear, who last fought a week before at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos. [18]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Sean O'Malley | def. | Aljamain Sterling (c) | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:51 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili (c) | def. | Amanda Lemos | Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Welterweight | Ian Machado Garry | def. | Neil Magny | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–24) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Mario Bautista | def. | Da'Mon Blackshear | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Marlon Vera | def. | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Brad Tavares | def. | Chris Weidman | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Gregory Rodrigues | def. | Denis Tiuliulin | KO (elbows) | 1 | 1:43 | |
| Lightweight | Kurt Holobaugh | def. | Austin Hubbard | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 2:39 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Bantamweight | Brad Katona | def. | Cody Gibson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Andre Petroski | def. | Gerald Meerschaert | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Natália Silva | def. | Andrea Lee | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Karine Silva | def. | Maryna Moroz | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:59 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [20]
The following is the reported payout to the athletes as reported to the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission (MSAC). It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC. [21]
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