That has run him into a ceiling but only against the last generation of elite middleweights in Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier ... and Nassourdine Imavov proved to have ...

The UFC’s middleweight division has changed drastically since the first time Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze fought against one another two years ago in London, England. At the time Vettori and ...

The Italian only has fought once since then and was knocked out by Jared Cannonier in June 2023 ... in 2024 following a loss to Nassourdine Imavov. Despite the long layoff for Vettori, he's ...

Someone who may feel unfortunate to miss out on the title shot, is Nassourdine Imavov. Imavov scored a huge KO win over Adesanya last time out, putting himself right into title contention.

(Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Marvin Vettori (19-7-1) returns to the UFC Octagon for the first time since he dropped a unanimous decision to Jared Cannonier in June 2023.

After Vettori withdrew from a fight with Brendan Allen due to a freak injury, the last time that the 31-year-old competed was the most devastating loss of his career to Jared Cannonier.

Vettori only fought once after beating Dolidze, losing Jared Cannonier in June 2023. Dolidze was far more active, fighting three times. Dolidze lost a majority decision to Nassourdine Imavov ...

While Dolidze followed up the defeat to Vettori with another loss against Nassourdine Imavov, he bounced back with victories over Anthony Smith and Kevin Holland. While Vettori has respect for ...