Pros react after Marvin Vettori defeats Roman Dolidze at UFC 286
Tonight’s UFC 286 main card lineup featured a middleweight matchup between Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze.
Vettori (19-6-1 MMA) had entered the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a decision setback to Robert Whittaker in his most previous effort at UFC Paris. Prior to that loss, ‘The Italian Dream’ was coming off a decision win over Paulo Costa in October of 2021.
Meanwhile, Roman Dolidze (12-2 MMA) entered the O2 Arena sporting a four-fight winning streak, his latest being a TKO victory over Jack Hermansson. That win over ‘The Joker’ had been preceded by back-to-back KO victories over opponents Phil Hawes and Kyle Daukaus.
Tonight’s ‘Vettori vs. Dolidze’ contest resulted in a back and forth three-round affair. Dolidze appeared to get off the harder punches, but it was the kicks and volume from Marvin Vettori that wound up making the difference.
Official UFC 286 Result: Marvin Vettori def. Roman Dolidze by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Vettori vs. Dolidze’ below:
https://twitter.com/MerabDvalishvil/status/1637202124831600642
Pressure busts pipes it’ll definitely do damage to a body Dolidze takin the fight to Vettori
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) March 18, 2023
https://twitter.com/kaiboikamaka/status/1637206680877555712
Incredibly close fight between Dolidze and Vettori.
I think it will depend on how much the judges value the lower body attack of Vettori.
He landed an irregular amount of low kicks compared to his previous output.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) March 18, 2023
Post-fight reactions to Marvin Vettori defeating Roman Dolidze at UFC 286:
This is number one bullshit. I Tweet this before they announced the winner…
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) March 18, 2023
https://twitter.com/justin_tafa/status/1637208088762810368
https://twitter.com/Eric_XCMMA/status/1637207780045238272
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