Sean O'Malley shocks the world with stunning second-round knockout of Aljamain Sterling to win the bantamweight title at UFC 292 Sean O'Malley stunned Aljamain Sterling with a brutal second-round knockout Suga landed a big right hand before ending the fight with ground and pound Ireland's Ian Garry continued his rise with a dominant win over Neil Magny By Ap Reporter Published: 01:35 EDT, 20 August 2023 | Updated: 02:47 EDT, 20 August 2023 e-mail 2 View comments Sean O'Malley proved the hype was real as he captured the UFC bantamweight title on Saturday night, stopping Aljamain Sterling in the second round in the main event at UFC 292 at the TD Garden. O'Malley (17-1), of Phoenix, dropped Sterling with an overhand right early in the second. With Sterling on the mat, O'Malley followed him down with ground and pound until referee Marc Goddard stopped the fight 51 seconds into the round. The 28-year-old O"Malley was fighting in a five-round bout for the first time. The 34-year-old Sterling dropped to 23-4. He entered the fight with 10 straight wins. The first round was fairly uneventful. Sterling attempted a takedown with 30 seconds left, pinning O'Malley against the fence before the round ended. Sean O'Malley won the UFC's bantamweight title with a stunning win over Aljamain Sterling O'Malleyknocked Sterling down with a fierce counter right before finishing him on the mat The American was the underdog but proved his doubters wrong with a stunning victory Sterling, of Uniondale, New York, was making the fourth defense of his bantamweight title. Ireland's Ian Garry has continued his dramatic rise in the UFC with a unanimous decision victory over American Neil Magny at UFC 292. The 25-year-old welterweight dominated all three rounds to improve his professional record to 13-0 at UFC 292. Garry was originally scheduled to face Geoff Neal, but he withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and Magny stepped up at short notice. Ireland's Ian Garry (R) extended his perfect record with a dominant win over Neil Magny Garry made light work of the UFC veteran to continue his rapid rise in the promotion In the co-main event, Zhang Weili of China retained her strawweight title with a five-round unanimous decision against Amanda Lemos of Brazil. The scores were 50-43, 50-44 and 49-45. Zhang (24-3) kept Lemos (13-3-1) on the mat for most of the fight. In the fourth, Lemos had a little success while they were on their feet, landing a right hand that briefly put Zhang on the mat, but Zhang got up and brought Lemos to the mat with a takedown and landed several knees to the head. The rest of the main card was made up of two bantamweight bouts. Marlon Vera overcame a tough test in the form of Pedro Munhoz to win by unanimous decision and put himself into title contention. Zhang Weili of China retained her strawweight title with a five-round unanimous decision Mario Bautista weathered an early storm from Da'Mon Blackshear to win on all three scorecards. Earlier in the night Chris Weidman's return from his horrific leg break ended in defeat to Brad Tavares. Share or comment on this article: Sean O'Malley shocks the world with stunning second-round knockout of Aljamain Sterling to win the bantamweight title at UFC 292 e-mail Add comment Comments 2 Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all The comments below have not been moderated. View all The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .