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It looks like Marvin Vettori has hit his 185-pound ceiling.
This past weekend (Saturday, June 17, 2023), Vettori was slammed from pole to pole by Jared Canonnier in the main event of UFC Vegas 75. Strike records were set on account of the face, and the 29-year-old Italian suffered his third loss to the current members of the centers. The first five. Since 2016, he hasn’t lost to anyone besides these three athletes: Israel Adesanya, Robert Whitaker, and Alan Kanner.
Losing to nearly all of the men ranked above him severely limits Vettori’s options for climbing the ladder. His youth helps, but Vettori has been traveling the world and training at various top-level sports clubs, and it just doesn’t seem like enough to get him over that last hump.
Fortunately, his longtime sparring partner Sean Strickland has the answer. He knows what Vettori’s problem is and how to fix it! According to Strickland, Vettori needs better people around him, but he’s not smart enough to realize the problem.
“Marvin’s problem, guys: Marvin is stupid,” said Strickland. Shmo (via MMAJunkie). “Marvin is stupid. If you go to Marvin and put me in a position of strength and say, ‘Marvin, I want you to stand on one leg, for five days only and I think you’ll win the fight,’ he’ll stand there on one leg for five days and not move. I just think Marvin needs To find a better short bus driver.
“You know what I’m saying? Now, he’s on that short bus, and the people who drive the short bus, they’re taking him in bad directions. I think if Marvin finds a better special needs aide, he’ll put him in the right direction. Marvin is a tough guy, big heart, big heart.” Dumb as dirt, but he has all the potential in the world. He just needs better voices.”
Next weekend (Saturday, July 1, 2023), Strickland will fight Abus Magomedov in the main event of UFC Vegas 76. Whether or not Strickland succeeds against a relative newcomer, perhaps it’s time to dump his former teammates? Vettori travels to camps outside of Xtreme Couture, and will be a fresh match at 185 pounds.
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