Former middleweight title challenger, Marvin Vettori is about to make his return to motion at UFC Vegas 104, taking over former-foe, Roman Dolidze in a headliner on March 15. from the Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Vettori, who retains the quantity seven ranked middleweight challenger, has been sidelined since he took on fellow ex-title chaser, Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 75 two years in the past, dropping a unanimous choice loss.
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As for Dolidze, the Georgian contender most lately featured in opposition to latest function, Kevin Holland at UFC 307 final October, handing over a formidable first spherical nook stoppage TKO win over the Riverside striker.
Marvin Vettori set for comeback in UFC Vegas 104 rematch with Roman Dolidze
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First assembly in a UFC 286 showdown in London, Marvin Vettori would rating a unanimous choice loss to Dolidze over the course of three rounds — in a judging choice which garnered a lot debate on social media.
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Preventing for Octagon gold again in 2021 in opposition to then-champion, Israel Adesanya within the pair’s rematch in Arizona, Italian contender, Marvin Vettori suffered a one-sided unanimous choice loss to the Metropolis Kickboxing striker.
Throughout his prolonged Octagon run, Trento native, Vettori has mustered up notable wins over names together with Paulo Costa, common-foe, Holland, in addition to Jack Hermansson, and Cezar Ferreira — to go together with his win over Dolidze within the UK.
Boasting the quantity ten rank on the middleweight restrict following his second straight win in opposition to the above-mentioned, Holland, Dolidze had beforehand landed a unanimous choice success in opposition to former gentle heavyweight title challenger, Anthony Smith.
Throughout his tenure with the group, Batumi-born contender, Dolidze has additionally bested the likes of Kyle Daukaus, Phil Hawes, and the beforehand talked about, Hermansson.
