Marvin Vettori

Born/Date of Birth: September 20, 1993
Place of Birth: Trento, Italy
Other names: The Italian Dream
Nationality: Italian
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb)
Division: Middleweight, Welterweight
Reach: 74 in (188 cm)
Stance: Orthodox
Fighting out of: Mezzocorona, Trentino, Italy
Team: Stabile Fight Team (2014–present)
Kings MMA (2015–present)
Teacher(s): Filippo Stabile (BJJ)
Rafael Cordeiro (striking)
Corey Beasley (S&C)
Rank: Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Filippo Stabile

Marvin Vettori (born September 20, 1993) is an Italian mixed martial artist. He is a former Venator Fighting Championship welterweight champion and he is currently signed to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he competes in the Middleweight division.

Background
Vettori was born in Trento, Italy. He was into martial arts when he was young where was inspired to train MMA after watching fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua's fights at PRIDE on TV when he was sixteen.

When he started out training MMA in Italy, 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. He moved to London for two years to train MMA and later moved to United States to train at Kings MMA.

Vettori trains six days per week and his typical training day would split into two sessions, one in the morning and one in the evening. He starts out his training at 10am to train on his striking technique with his coach, Rafael Cordeiro, for an hour, follow by wrestling drills and cage work with the help of Mark Muñoz. The second session would be in the evening to work on either the conditioning or BJJ training which usually would end at 10pm.

Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Vettori fought in the European circuit and amassed a record of 10-2 prior joining the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Vettori made his UFC debut on August 20, 2016 at UFC 202 against Alberto Emilliano Pereira. He tapped out Prereira via guillotine choke in round one.

Vettori next faced Antônio Carlos Júnior at UFC 207 on December 30, 2016. Both Vettori and Carlos Júnior committed eyepokes and received a warning each from the referee but no point was deducted. The fight lasted three rounds and Vettori lost via unanimous decision, with 29-28 scores across the board.

Vettori faced Vitor Miranda on June 25, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Vettori faced Omari Akhmedov on December 30 at UFC 219. The back-and-forth fight ended in a majority draw.

Vettori's next fight was scheduled on April 14, 2018 against Israel Adesanya at UFC on Fox 29. He lost the fight via split decision.

On April 23, 2019, it was reported that Vettori was suspended for 6 months for tested positive for ostarine, from a contaminated dietary supplement, from an out-of-competition test conducted on August 24, 2018. He became eligible to fight again on February 24, 2019.

Vettori faced Cezar Ferreira on July 13, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 155. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

After the fight with Ferreira, Vettori signed a new contract with the UFC and is scheduled to face Andrew Sanchez on September 14, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 16, replacing injured David Branch. However, it was reported that Sanchez was forced to pull from the event due to an eye infection, resulting the cancellation of the bout. In turn, the pairing was left intact and eventually took place a month later at UFC on ESPN+ 19. Vettori won the fight via unanimous decision.

Vettori was scheduled to face Darren Stewart on March 21, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 171. However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled. Vettori is scheduled to meet Karl Roberson on April 25, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 173. However, on April 9, Dana White announced that this event was postponed. Instead Vettori was scheduled to face Karl Roberson on May 13, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. At the weigh-ins, Roberson weighed in at 187.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the middleweight non-title weight limit of 186 pounds. However, Roberson was removed from the fight due to rhabdomyolysis. The pair met on June 13, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo. At the weigh-ins on June 12, Roberson once again missed weight, this time coming in at 190.5 pounds, 4.5 pounds over the non-title middleweight limit. The bout proceeded as a catchweight and Roberson was fined 30% of his purse. Vettori won the bout via first round submission. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.