Marvin Vettori
The Italian Dream
Italy
Struggles continue in New Orleans
Vettori lost to Brendan Allen via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 28-29) at UFC 318 on Saturday in New Orleans.
ANALYSIS
Vettori continues to show all-world toughness, in addition to having his moments offensively, but he also continues to lose fights at an alarming rate. He got off to a very rough start here, getting his nose shattered by an Allen punch in the opening frame. Vettori actually did a decent job of working himself back into the fight and remaining competitive, but he clearly didn't do enough to win when all was said and done. One positive is that despite the recent struggles, Vettori's durability remains elite. He's never been finished in 29 professional fights. Unfortunately, the 31-year-old Italian has lost three straight, and four of his last five, and has just a single win dating back to October 2021. On the bright side, he'll take home an extra $50,000 here after this back-and-forth affair was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
Vettori continues to show all-world toughness, in addition to having his moments offensively, but he also continues to lose fights at an alarming rate. He got off to a very rough start here, getting his nose shattered by an Allen punch in the opening frame. Vettori actually did a decent job of working himself back into the fight and remaining competitive, but he clearly didn't do enough to win when all was said and done. One positive is that despite the recent struggles, Vettori's durability remains elite. He's never been finished in 29 professional fights. Unfortunately, the 31-year-old Italian has lost three straight, and four of his last five, and has just a single win dating back to October 2021. On the bright side, he'll take home an extra $50,000 here after this back-and-forth affair was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
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Taking on Allen
Vettori will take on Brendan Allen in a middleweight bout at UFC 318 in New Orleans on July 19, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Vettori will be looking to bounce back after falling to Roman Dolidze via unanimous decision back in March. That dropped the middleweight's record to 9-6-1 in the UFC, but it's his opponent Allen who should be the desperate one here, as he's lost his last three fights and hasn't emerged from the Octagon victorious since April of 2024.
Vettori will be looking to bounce back after falling to Roman Dolidze via unanimous decision back in March. That dropped the middleweight's record to 9-6-1 in the UFC, but it's his opponent Allen who should be the desperate one here, as he's lost his last three fights and hasn't emerged from the Octagon victorious since April of 2024.
Again struggles in main event
Vettori lost to Roman Dolidze via unanimous decision (46-49, 46-49, 46-49) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Vettori got the better of Dolidze when the two first fought in a three-round fight at UFC 286 in March 2023, but he really struggled on this evening, particularly in the latter stages of the fight. Known as a cardio warrior capable of pumping out a ton of volume on the feet, Marvin closed with 112 total strikes landed. Not a bad number, but certainly not great in comparison to Dolidze's 141. Vettori got badly outworked in Rounds 4 and 5, something were not used to seeing from him. In fact, outside of one huge Round 2 flurry, he really struggled to get on track all evening. Now 31 years old, Marvin is 1-3 in his past four fights, with the lone victory during that stretch coming against Dolidze. Vettori is essentially done in terms of impacting the title picture at 185 pounds.
Vettori got the better of Dolidze when the two first fought in a three-round fight at UFC 286 in March 2023, but he really struggled on this evening, particularly in the latter stages of the fight. Known as a cardio warrior capable of pumping out a ton of volume on the feet, Marvin closed with 112 total strikes landed. Not a bad number, but certainly not great in comparison to Dolidze's 141. Vettori got badly outworked in Rounds 4 and 5, something were not used to seeing from him. In fact, outside of one huge Round 2 flurry, he really struggled to get on track all evening. Now 31 years old, Marvin is 1-3 in his past four fights, with the lone victory during that stretch coming against Dolidze. Vettori is essentially done in terms of impacting the title picture at 185 pounds.
Slated for main event
Vettori will headline UFC Vegas 104 against Roman Dolidze on Mar. 15.
ANALYSIS
Vettori will face off against Roman Dolidze for a second time after previously taking him down via unanimous decision at UFC 286. The 31-year-old Italian fighter, who is 9-5-1 during his time with the UFC, will look to move to 2-0 against Dolidze this spring.
Vettori will face off against Roman Dolidze for a second time after previously taking him down via unanimous decision at UFC 286. The 31-year-old Italian fighter, who is 9-5-1 during his time with the UFC, will look to move to 2-0 against Dolidze this spring.
Withdraws from bout
Vettori (undisclosed) has withdrawn from his scheduled bout against Brendan Allen on April 6.
ANALYSIS
Vettori has pulled out from his scheduled fight at UFC Vegas 89 due to undisclosed reasons. The 30-year-old Italian fighter, who is 9-5-1 during his time within the UFC, will be replaced by Chris Curtis in the bout.
Vettori has pulled out from his scheduled fight at UFC Vegas 89 due to undisclosed reasons. The 30-year-old Italian fighter, who is 9-5-1 during his time within the UFC, will be replaced by Chris Curtis in the bout.
Next fight scheduled
Vettori is scheduled to compete against Brendan Allen in a middleweight fight at UFC Vegas 89 on April 6, per the promotion's announcement Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
The UFC's first new fight announcement in 2024 will be one in which Vettori will try to bounce back from a decisive decision loss against 39-year-old Jared Cannonier. Allen is on a six-fight winning streak and trying to establish himself as a top-five contender in the promotion's middleweight division.
The UFC's first new fight announcement in 2024 will be one in which Vettori will try to bounce back from a decisive decision loss against 39-year-old Jared Cannonier. Allen is on a six-fight winning streak and trying to establish himself as a top-five contender in the promotion's middleweight division.