Mario Bautista talks UFC 292 win, Sean O’Malley and what’s next
Mario Bautista has added another win to his record at UFC 292 after fighting off a tough and game opponent in Da’mon Blackshear.
Originally, Bautista was scheduled to square off with former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, but one week prior to the fight, Garbrandt pulled out of the fight.
Bautista had been looking for a fight and he was looking forward to his fight with Garbrandt, so he was upset when the former champ pulled out of the matchup, but Bautista still wanted to apart of the UFC 292 fight card. Check out those MMA results.
Then just hours after Blackshear picked up a rare twister submission win at UFC Vegas 78, he took the short notice opportunity and replaced Garbrandt on the card.
Having a last minute replace isn’t the ideal situation for any fighter, but nonetheless the show would go on and it was Bautista who got the win.
Blackshear came out of the gate fast and was able to secure a few takedowns in the opening round, but Bautista was always quick to get back to his feet.
Then has the fight went on, Blackshear would lose some steam and Bautista would have his way on the feet and he would even work in some takedowns of his own to pick up a unanimous decision win.
That win was just the beginning of a great night for Bautista and his team as his teammate Sean O’Malley earned a huge knockout win over Aljamain Sterling to win the UFC bantamweight championship.
Following UFC 292, Bautista once did an interview with MyMMANews to discuss his win, taking the fight on short, celebrating O’Malley’s and his wins and what’s next.
You can watch his full interview in the video above.
A full list of results from UFC 292 are listed below:
Sean O’Malley defeated Alajamain Sterling via TKO – Round 2, 0:51 – UFC bantamweight title bout
Zhang Weili defeated Amanda Lemos via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 49-45) – UFC women’s strawweight title bout
Ian Machado Garry defeated Neil Magny via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-24)
Mario Bautista defeated Da’Mon Blackshear via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Marlon Vera defeated Pedro Munhoz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Brad Tavares defeated Chris Weidman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Gregory Rodrigues defeated Denis Tiuliulin via KO – Round 1, 1:43
Kurt Holobaugh defeated Austin Hubbard via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 2:39 – Wins The Ultimate Fighter Season 31 Lightweight Tournament
Brad Katona defeated Cody Gibson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) – Wins The Ultimate Fighter Season 31 Bantamweight Tournament
Andre Petroski defeated Gerald Meerschaert via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Natalia Silva defeated Andrea Lee via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Karine Silva defeated Maryna Moroz via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 4:59
