27 Facts About Marvin Vettori

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Marvin Vettori was born on September 20,1993 and is an Italian professional mixed martial artist.

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Marvin Vettori currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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The eldest of three siblings, Marvin Vettori was born in Trento, Italy.

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Marvin Vettori was interested in martial arts at a young age, and started practicing kickboxing as his first real martial art around the age of 13.

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Marvin Vettori was inspired to train mixed martial arts after watching fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko in PRIDE on TV when he was sixteen.

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When he started out training MMA in Italy, Marvin Vettori went to six different gyms to get all the skills and training he needed, as in Italy, at that time, the sport was still growing and a proper MMA gym was hard to find.

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Marvin Vettori moved to London in 2012 for two years to train MMA and later moved to the United States to train at Kings MMA.

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Marvin Vettori starts out his training at 10 am to train on his striking technique with his coach, Rafael Cordeiro, for an hour, followed by wrestling drills and cage work with the help of Mark Munoz.

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Marvin Vettori has a clothing line coming up called 'Italian Dream Apparel'.

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Marvin Vettori made his UFC debut on August 20,2016 at UFC 202 against Alberto Emilliano Pereira.

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Marvin Vettori tapped out Pereira via guillotine choke in round one.

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Marvin Vettori next faced Antonio Carlos Junior at UFC 207 on December 30,2016.

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Marvin Vettori faced Vitor Miranda on June 25,2017 at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee.

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Marvin Vettori's next fight was scheduled on April 14,2018 against future champion Israel Adesanya at UFC on Fox 29.

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Marvin Vettori became eligible to fight again on February 24,2019.

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Marvin Vettori faced Cezar Ferreira on July 13,2019 at UFC Fight Night 155.

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Marvin Vettori was scheduled to face Darren Stewart on March 21,2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Edwards.

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Marvin Vettori was scheduled to meet Karl Roberson on April 25,2020.

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Marvin Vettori was briefly linked to a rematch with Omari Akhmedov for UFC 256 on December 12,2020, but it was later announced Marvin Vettori was expected to face Ronaldo Souza at the event.

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Marvin Vettori instead faced Jack Hermansson on 5 December 2020 at UFC on ESPN 19, after Hermannson's original opponent Kevin Holland tested positive for COVID-19.

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Marvin Vettori was scheduled to face Darren Till on April 10,2021 at UFC on ABC 2.

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Marvin Vettori won the fight against Holland by unanimous decision, after dominating him on the ground for the majority of the fight.

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Marvin Vettori faced Paulo Costa in a light heavyweight bout, after Costa could not make middleweight the week of the fight, on October 23,2021 at UFC Fight Night 196.

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Marvin Vettori was scheduled to face former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker on June 11,2022 at UFC 275.

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Marvin Vettori faced Roman Dolidze on March 18,2023 at UFC 286.

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Marvin Vettori was scheduled face Jared Cannonier on June 17,2023 at UFC on ESPN 47.

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On March 24,2023, Marvin Vettori took part in a brawl at a boxing event in Milan in which he was present as a guest spectator.