Marvin Vettori News

Susan Cox - May 26, 2022

Marvin Vettori has blasted Conor McGregor for his comments about Beneil Dariush. Vettori and Dariush are gym mates and have trained together at Kings MMA for a long time. Needless to say the two are good friends and Vettori has come to the defense of his training partner after Conor McGregor’s ‘nobody’ comment.

Susan Cox - April 22, 2022

Marvin Vettori has responded to Paulo Costa’s request for a rematch at UFC 275. UFC 275 is scheduled for Saturday, June 11th, 2022 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

Harry Kettle - April 20, 2022

Former UFC champion Robert Whittaker has released a statement after being forced to withdraw from his fight with Marvin Vettori. For weeks now fans have been looking toward UFC 275 with great excitement as the promotion prepares to head back to Singapore. From title fights to number one contender bouts and beyond, there’s a lot to get people feeling optimistic.

Cole Shelton - April 20, 2022

Paulo Costa is looking to run things back with Marvin Vettori. Costa and Vettori headlined a Fight Night card back in October in a light heavyweight bout, this after the Brazilian showed up on fight week heavy. Ultimately, it didn’t help him, as it was Vettori winning by decision. Since then, Costa has been vocal in wanting to rematch him.

Susan Cox - March 29, 2022

Marvin Vettori had weighed in on the Masvidal-Covington altercation as well as Will Smith’s slap on Chris Rock at The Oscars. Vettori, 28, currently competes in the middleweight division of the UFC. A former Venator FC welterweight champion and now listed as #4 in the UFC middleweight rankings.

Josh Evanoff - March 10, 2022

UFC 275 is apparently looking to add a big middleweight clash between Robert Whittaker and Marvin Vettori. Yesterday on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, ‘The Reaper’ teased that he was getting back into camp. He also noted that he was looking to fight some fresh blood that he hadn’t faced before. Many fans and pundits took that hint to mean he was going to face Marvin Vettori.

Susan Cox - March 10, 2022

Comedian Shane Gillis has shared a street fight story involving Nate Diaz and Marvin Vettori. Gillis, 34, is a stand up comedian, radio personality and podcaster.

Susan Cox - February 23, 2022

Robert Whittaker is aiming at returning to the Octagon this summer. Whittaker was defeated by Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision in the middleweight main event at UFC 271 on February 12, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

Harry Kettle - February 4, 2022

UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori has hit out at Paulo Costa as the Brazilian continues to push for a rematch. Back in October, Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa clashed in what turned out to be an impromptu light heavyweight bout – as well as a Fight of the Year contender. The contest was initially supposed to take place at 185 pounds, only for a fight week alteration to be made as a result of Costa’s weight issues.

Cole Shelton - February 1, 2022

Paulo Costa is only interested in fighting Marvin Vettori next. Costa and Vettori headlined a Fight Night card back in October that was full of drama. On fight week, Vettori revealed Costa was not going to make weight and it was reported the bout would be moved to a 195lbs catchweight. Yet, by the time the two ended up sharing the Octagon with one another, it was a light heavyweight scrap.

Cole Shelton - January 19, 2022

Marvin Vettori has been vocal about his dislike for Israel Adesanya and took a shot at the champ once again. Vettori and Adesanya first met in 2018, with “The Last Stylebener” winning by split decision, although many thought it was a clear win for Adesanya. The pair then had their rematch at UFC 263 where it was the Kiwi winning by decision to once again defend his middleweight title.

Andrew Whitelaw - December 22, 2021

Michael Bisping believes that Marvin Vettori would be UFC middleweight champion by now if it wasn’t for Israel Adesanya. The Italian is currently ranked at #2 at 185lb following an impressive win over Paulo Costa in October. The fight reaffirmed his reputation as one of the toughest fighters in the UFC.

Adam D Martin - October 27, 2021

UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori “absolutely makes sense” as the backup for the upcoming 185lbs title fight, says Dana White. Vettori defeated Paulo Costa via unanimous decision in the main event of this past Saturday’s UFC Vegas 41 card. The fight actually took place at 205lbs because Costa struggled to make weight, but it was at its heart a matchup between two elite 185lbs fighters. Vettori got the job done by decision, and overall he has won six of his last seven fights, with his only recent loss coming to UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya during that stretch. Currently, Vettori is ranked No. 2 overall at 185lbs.

Christopher Taylor - October 25, 2021

Israel Adesanya clearly tuned in to watch his former opponents Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori square off at last Saturday’s UFC Vegas 41 event. The former middleweight title challengers, Costa and Vettori, were originally supposed to collide at their natural fighting weight of 185lbs. However, earlier in the fight week ‘The Eraser’ revealed he would not be able to make weight for the contest and thus the bout was moved to light heavyweight.

Cole Shelton - October 25, 2021

In the main event of UFC Vegas 41, top-five middleweights collided at light heavyweight as Mavrin Vettori took on Paulo Costa. Vettori entered the fight coming off a decision loss to Israel Adesanya back in June for the middleweight title. Prior to that, he was on a five-fight winning streak with wins over Kevin Holland and Jack Hermansson among others. Costa, meanwhile, was making his return after he suffered a TKO loss to Adesanya for the belt in September of 2020.

Adam D Martin - October 25, 2021

UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori does not believe that his rival Paulo Costa missed weight at UFC Vegas 41 due to a bicep injury. Vettori defeated Costa via unanimous decision in the main event of this past Saturday’s UFC Vegas 41 card. For Vettori, he was forced to fight up a weight class at 205lbs after Costa showed up to fight week heavy. Although Costa did not reveal the reasons for his weight troubles during the week, following the fight on Saturday night, the Brazilian admitted that he had a bicep injury during his training camp that caused him to have trouble making weight. But if you ask Vettori, he doesn’t believe Costa’s excuses.

Adam Martin - October 24, 2021

UFC president Dana White revealed the fight night weights of Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori at Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 41 event. Costa and Vettori were originally scheduled to fight in a 185lbs middleweight bout in the main event of UFC Vegas 41, but Costa showed up to fight week heavy. Because he was unable to make the 185lbs limit, the UFC then talked about booking the fight at a catchweight of 195lbs, instead. But Costa could not make that weight, either, and the UFC was finally forced to move the fight all the way up to 205lbs in the light heavyweight division. Because Costa was so heavy, he was forced to give Vettori 30% of his purse.

Adam Martin - October 24, 2021

UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori reacted following his main event win over Paulo Costa at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 41 event. Vettori was supposed to fight Costa in a middleweight fight that headlined UFC Vegas 41, but the fight was shifted to light heavyweight after Costa showed up heavy to fight week. Despite the weight class switch, the fight turned out to be an absolute battle as both Vettori and Costa stood in the pocket and traded for nearly the full five rounds that the fight was scheduled as. It was overall a very impressive performance by Vettori as he moved up in weight and still defeated a bigger opponent for one of his biggest wins yet.