Former title -Uitdager Marvin Vettori returns to action this weekend; Almost two whole years since his last fight in the UFCachthoek.
The popular Italian middleweight stands for former enemy Roman Dolidze in the main event of UFC Vegas 104 on Saturday evening, 20 months after his decision loss for Jared Cannonier.
The reason for the extensive absence of Marvin Vettori of the UFC-Oachthoek was double; First, choose to put themselves aside for personal progress before they are forced to sit in the stands.
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Marvin Vettori explains UFC -which brings itself back to the summer of 2023
Speaking via the UFC News Crew earlier this week, the popular European highlight revealed that he initially chose to take some time away from the sport to concentrate on its own.
“I feel good, it's good to be back what I love – and finally back to normality. I am used to 'living, training, fighting' and the latter was more than a year ago, so it's good to be back.
“I really thought I had to take some time after my last fight [off] And think of a few things like another gym and such, so the first 10-11 months was because I wanted to take them off and then the injury happened. “
Just a few weeks before his planned return to action against Brendan Allen in March 2024, Vettori suffered a 'freak accident' in the training – The specific nature of that injury remains unclear.
“I accepted it, it is part of the game; And you really have to accept it, because that is how you, “continued” the Italian dream, before you notice that the entire sport has been 'completely changed' since its last fight.
Marvin Vettori says that since his last UFC fight, MMA has 'completely changed'
From Israel Adesanya to Sean Strickland to Dricus du Plessis; The middleweight division has seen its considerable part of changes since the last time Marvin Vettori entered the Octagon.
'The Italian dream' even believes that the entire MMA game has changed dramatically since its last performance and that his old fighting style no longer has a place in sport.
“Now grapplers can strike, and strikers can take you down … The game has evolved a lot, and everyone is much more complete in mixing – and we have seen it, the middleweight division has changed completely.
“You must have great basic principles, but now you also have to explore other things. You have to be on top of your game … Being tough and being strong, being B – against the wall like how I used to be, I believe it doesn't work anymore … and I realized that. “
With a new motivation found, Vettori not only wants to return to the Win-Kolom this weekend at UFC Vegas 104-Hij also looks back to title conflicts.
“This brings me back in conversations and then we will see, I don't think about it, but [victory] Will bring me back to the Why hasn’t Marvin Vettori fought since 2023? All you need to know about the middleweight contender’s layoff ahead of UFC Vegas 104 comeback Be sure to talk … The moment you break in the top 15, you are only two or three good versions gone … I believe it's my time now. “
UFC Vegas 104: Vettori vs Dolidze goes live from the Apex on Saturday 15 March.
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