What’s next for Marvin Vettori and Jack Hermansson after UFC Vegas 16?

In the main event of UFC Vegas 16, Marvin Vettori stepped up on short notice to take on top-five contender, Jack Hermansson.

Vettori was looking for the biggest win of his career while Hermansson was trying to prove he should get a number one contender bout next time out. However, it was the Italian who won the fight by decision and nearly finished Hermansson in the first.

Now, following the event, here is what I think should be next for Marvin Vettori and Jack Hermansson.

Marvin Vettori

Marvin Vettori has been telling everyone who would listen he is a top middleweight contender and he proved that on Saturday night. For the longest time, the Italian has had a hard time getting ranked guys but that will all change now.

Following his win, he called out Paulo Costa but backtracked on it as instead, he thinks he deserves a rematch against Israel Adesanya. However, with the champ set to fight Jan Blachwoicz, is it unlikely Vettori will get the rematch. So, instead, a fight against Robert Whittaker for the number one contender should happen.

Whittaker has said he doesn’t want to fight again until March which is when many believe the Adesanya-Blachowicz fight will happen. So, on the same card, the UFC should book Whittaker vs. Vettori where the winner gets the next crack at the middleweight title, and being on the same card, the timelines also match up.