Marvin Vettori News

Cole Shelton - December 3, 2020

Marvin Vettori has had a hard time getting fights. After Vettori submitted Karl Roberson in the first round back in June, the hope for the Italian was to get a ranked opponent. However, in the months since, it has been a difficult time getting a fight with someone ranked above him. That all changed when he was supposed to fight Jacare Souza at UFC 256 but was pulled from that fight to battle Jack Hermansson in the main event of UFC Vegas 16.

Alfredo Zullino - November 30, 2020

Italian middleweight contender Marvin Vettori has stepped in on one week’s notice to replace Kevin Holland against the No. 4-ranked Jack Hermansson. It will be the second consecutive change of opponent for “The Italian Dream”, in the span of just over two months.

Adam Martin - November 29, 2020

UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori opened as the betting favorite for his upcoming main event fight against Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 16. Vettori was originally slated to fight Ronaldo Souza at UFC 256, but after Kevin Holland tested positive for COVID-19 and was removed from UFC Fight Night 16, the UFC matched up Vettori against Hermansson. Holland, in turn, is now scheduled to fight Souza a week later. Vettori will now take on Hermansson in his very first UFC main event and it’s the first time he’s been booked to fight five rounds during his career.

Chris Taylor - November 28, 2020

Surging middleweight contender Marvin Vettori (15-4-1 MMA) has agreed to replace Kevin Holland against Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 16. Holland was expected to face ‘The Joker’ in the headliner of the December 5 event but was forced to pullout of the fight after contracting Covid-19 according to ESPN.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2020

UFC middleweight standout Marvin Vettori (15-4-1 MMA) has gone 3-0 since dropping a split decision loss to Israel Adesanya in April of 2018. Despite the Italian’s recent success, the UFC’s reigning middleweight champion in Israel Adesanya recently revealed that he would never fight Vettori again.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2020

Israel Adesanya believes a future rematch with Kelvin Gastelum is in the cards but shot down any idea of a second fight with Marvin Vettori. Adesanya (20-0 MMA), who picked up a sensational TKO victory over the previously undefeated Paulo Costa in his most recent effort at UFC 253, recently sat down with MMAJunkie where he discussed the possibility of a future rematch with ‘The Eraser’.

Harry Kettle - October 9, 2020

Marvin Vettori has joined Jon Jones in taking a shot at his former opponent Israel Adesanya on social media. Vettori, who fought and lost to Adesanya via split decision back in April 2018, hasn’t been shy in letting the world know that he wants to get back inside the Octagon sooner rather than later. On the flip side, Jon Jones seems to be focusing his attention on responding to the constant Twitter jabs being thrown at him by “The Last Stylebender”.

Harry Kettle - September 25, 2020

UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori finally has another opponent after being booked in a rematch against Omari Akhmedov at UFC 256, MMA Junkie reports. The outspoken Italian has been pleading for another chance to prove himself against one of the division’s best in the wake of his dominant submission win over Karl Roberson back in June. Now, in addition to being given another fight, he’ll also have the opportunity to right a wrong from earlier on in his career.

Tom Taylor - September 9, 2020

Surging UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori says he’s lost all respect for the division’s former champion, Chris Weidman. Vettori has been angling for a fight with Weidman for months, but so far, his callouts of the former champion have been fruitless. Now, he seems to have given up on that potential fight, conceding that he’s willing to fight pretty much anybody if he’s given five to six weeks to prepare.

Natasha Hooper - August 20, 2020

Marvin Vettori believes Anderson Silva and Uriah Hall should have to forfeit their positions in the UFC rankings after avoiding a possible matchup with him. Anderson Silva will return to the Octagon on October 31 for a middleweight clash against Uriah Hall in the main event.

Tom Taylor - August 14, 2020

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has responded to a procession of Twitter callouts from Italian contender Marvin Vettori. Vettori has been calling Weidman out with great enthusiasm this week, after Weidman rebounded from a string of losses with a decision in over Omari Akhmedov last weekend.

Adam D Martin - August 9, 2020

UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori called out Chris Weidman following what he calls a “horrible” performance against Omari Akhmedov at UFC Vegas 6. Weidman won a unanimous decision over Omari Akhmedov in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 6 to get back into the win column for the first time since 2017. It wasn’t the best performance of Weidman’s career, and he himself admitted he wasn’t impressed by his showing in the fight. But ultimately the name of the game is winning and Weidman was able to get his hand raised against a top-15 middleweight in the form of Akhmedov.

Adam Martin - June 15, 2020

The full list of salaries for this past Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 10 card have been revealed, and middleweight Marvin Vettori led the pack in pay. In the co-main event, middleweight contender Marvin Vettori picked up $148,000 for his first-round submission victory over Karl Roberson. Vettori earned $43,000 each for show and win, plus an additional $12,000 as a result of Roberson missing weight, as he was fined 30 percent for the infraction. Additionally, Vettori earned a $50,000 bonus for “Performance of the Night” to take his total payout up to $148,000.

Adam D Martin - June 14, 2020

UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori was among four fighters who received a $50,000 bonus for “Performance of the Night” following UFC on ESPN 10. The UFC typically hands out a shared “Fight of the Night” award and two “Performance of the Night” awards following their events, but with so many individuals having standout performances, UFC president Dana White chose to give our four bonuses. White actually took to social media during the event to tell fans to vote on who they believed should win the bonuses after he was recently criticized for blowing a “Fight of the Night” bonus call.

Chris Taylor - June 13, 2020

A middleweight bout between Marvin Vettori and Karl Roberson serves as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC on ESPN 10 event in Las Vegas. Roberson (9-2 MMA), who had missed weight for tonight’s contest, entered the bout on a two-fight winning streak having defeated Wellington Turman and Roman Kopylov in his most recent Octagon appearances.

Chris Taylor - June 13, 2020

A middleweight bout between Marvin Vettori and Karl Roberson serves as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC on ESPN 10 event in Las Vegas. Roberson (9-2 MMA), who missed weight for tonight’s contest, will enter the bout on a two-fight winning streak having defeated Wellington Turman and Roman Kopylov in his most recent Octagon appearances.

Harry Kettle - May 15, 2020

Cub Swanson has teased the idea of a huge jump up in weight in order to fight Marvin Vettori this weekend. Vettori was set to square off with Karl Roberson on Wednesday night, but after Roberson dropped out due to reported issues with his weight cut, Vettori unleashed on him in the fighter hotel on the day of the event.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2020

Marvin Vettori was not happy to learn that his planned UFC Jacksonville fight with Karl Roberson is canceled. Vettori and Roberson were expected to meet on the main card of tonight’s event, but the fight fell through at the last minute when Roberson reportedly fell ill after a difficult weight cut.