Marvin Vettori: Roman Dolidze ‘Biting Off More Than He Can Chew’ At UFC 286

UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori believes he represents too steep a step up in competition for upcoming opponent Roman Dolidze. Having failed in his first attempt at having gold wrapped around his waist inside the Octagon, Vettori is on the pa…

UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori believes he represents too steep a step up in competition for upcoming opponent Roman Dolidze. Having failed in his first attempt at having gold wrapped around his waist inside the Octagon, Vettori is on the path to redemption. The Italian fell short of title glory at UFC 263 in 2021,…

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Marvin Vettori says Robert Whittaker should face Alex Pereira: “I think he deserves a title shot.”

Marvin VettoriMarvin Vettori has some ideas about what should be done with the UFC middleweight title picture. The Italian-born UFC fighter has an upcoming fight against Roman Dolidze, as he is hoping to recover from his loss against the former champion Robert Whittaker. Whittaker was booked to fight Paulo Costa but the bout seemingly has fallen […]

Marvin Vettori

Marvin Vettori has some ideas about what should be done with the UFC middleweight title picture.

The Italian-born UFC fighter has an upcoming fight against Roman Dolidze, as he is hoping to recover from his loss against the former champion Robert Whittaker.

Whittaker was booked to fight Paulo Costa but the bout seemingly has fallen apart. Should ‘The Reaper’ get a title shot against current champion Alex Pereira? Marvin Vettori spoke with The Schmo and answered:

“I don’t know what they’re going to make him do. I don’t know about Whittaker. He’s beating a lot of people, he beat me the last fight. The dude is solid. We’ll see. I think he deserves a title shot too.”

In a Whittaker vs Pereira showdown, ‘The Italian Dream’ would pick the Australian, he said:

“I think Whittaker can do it. Because of the grappling. Yeah, he’s a smart fighter.”

Marvin Vettori Discusses Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira

Brazil’s ‘Poatan’ Alex Pereira earned the UFC middleweight title when he knocked out Israel Adesanya last year. In a potential rematch, Vettori is siding with the Brazilian to get it done again. He explained:

“If [he] fights with Izzy again he’ll beat Izzy again … I feel like he had a mission on beating him … He knows it’s like risky to fight anyone with very good grappling.”

‘The Italian Dream’ Marvin Vettori isn’t quite calling his shot yet, however, if offered, he would face Pereira for the UFC middleweight throne. Vettori said:

I don’t mind him. I like him. If I have a chance to fight him, definitely want to fight him. I feel like I have to do a couple more fights before him, and we’ll see what happens. I’m not even stressing about it. Definitely, I would like to fight him and I think I will do very well against him.”

See the full interview with Marvin Vettori below:

Former Title Contender Marvin Vettori Locks In His Next Opponent

Former middleweight title contender Marvin Vettori draws a UFC Orlando big winner for his next bout in London. After two hugely successful trips to the O2 Arena in London England last year, the UFC is planning another visit in 2023. This next trip is s…

Former middleweight title contender Marvin Vettori draws a UFC Orlando big winner for his next bout in London. After two hugely successful trips to the O2 Arena in London England last year, the UFC is planning another visit in 2023. This next trip is slated to be a pay-per-view event and will hopefully be headlined…

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Dricus du Plessis Calls Out Former Title Challenger After UFC 282 Win

UFC middleweight contender Dricus du Plessis wants to waste no time getting back in the Octagon after the biggest win of his career. du Plessis defeated former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till at UFC 282 this past weekend. He took home a t…

UFC middleweight contender Dricus du Plessis wants to waste no time getting back in the Octagon after the biggest win of his career. du Plessis defeated former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till at UFC 282 this past weekend. He took home a third-round submission and a post-fight ‘Fight of the Night’ bonus for his…

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Darren Till Changes Course On Previous Marvin Vettori Beef

UFC middleweight Darren Till is putting his recent feud with former title challenger Marvin Vettori to bed. Till will return to the Octagon this Saturday night against Dricus du Plessis on the UFC 282 main card. He’s looking to get back in the wi…

UFC middleweight Darren Till is putting his recent feud with former title challenger Marvin Vettori to bed. Till will return to the Octagon this Saturday night against Dricus du Plessis on the UFC 282 main card. He’s looking to get back in the win column after losses in four of his last five fights. In…

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Darren Till says ‘big c**t’ Marvin Vettori is ‘one of the nicest guys’ he’s ever met

Darren TillDarren Till says that despite the animosity the two fighters had previously shared, Marvin Vettori is one of the nicest guys he’s ever met. Once upon a time, the two warriors were scheduled to square off as part of the UFC on ABC 2 card in April 2021. ‘The Gorilla’ was forced to withdraw from […]

Darren Till

Darren Till says that despite the animosity the two fighters had previously shared, Marvin Vettori is one of the nicest guys he’s ever met.

Once upon a time, the two warriors were scheduled to square off as part of the UFC on ABC 2 card in April 2021. ‘The Gorilla’ was forced to withdraw from the contest due to a broken collar bone, something Vettori was immediately skeptical of on social media.

“I’m getting more suspicious by the day of this thing. I expect him to put out the X-Ray of his collarbone or some stuff. I’m getting a little suspicious,” Vettori said in response to the news.

The two had exchanged some additional words through social media, but the fight was never rebooked and Vetorri opted to move on, calling Till ‘irrelevant’ and ‘delusional’ in the process. But as it turns out, the two fighters did end up meeting inside the cage. In a recent interview, Darren Till revealed that he bumped into Marvin Vettori while training at Tiger Muay Thai.

Darren Till on Training with Marvin Vettori

“I was wrestling in the cage at Tiger Muay Thai and I seen this big c*nt come in and I thought who the f*ck is that? And he’s turned round and it’s Marvin and I’ve thought, ‘Oh, sh*t it’s on,” he said in an interview with talkSPORT.

“We just shook hands and got some work in straight away. None of this pussyfooting around, like, ‘Oh, I might fight you soon, so we won’t train together.’ We just went at it with each other and the next day and the next day.

“I’m that guy, I beef with everyone and when I see them you know what type of beef it is. It’s just fight beef, don’t take it too personally,” Till added. “I thought Marvin actually would, but he was super cool. One of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. Maybe we’ll fight one day but I can’t say nothing but good things about him after meeting him.”

Darren Till has lost four of his last five inside the Octagon, three by way of stoppage. His last victory came against Kelvin Gastelum via a split decision in 2019. On Saturday night at UFC 282, ‘The Gorilla’ will attempt to get back into the win column against streaking South African Dricus Du Plessis.