“The Italian Dream” is again!
Former Final Combating Championship (UFC) Middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori rematches No. 8-ranked Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 104 this weekend (Sat., March 15, 2025) contained in the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Vettori has been out of motion for 20 months. If you happen to’ve been questioning the place the fiery Italian fighter has been, he revealed throughout UFC Vegas 104 media day immediately (watch right here) that he severely injured his shoulder.
“I smashed my shoulder. It popped out and destroyed my rotator cuff, my labrum, and even my bicep,” Vettori instructed reporters. “It was a heavy surgical procedure, you recognize. A whole lot of tendons had been torn and tousled. Tendons take some time to heal.”
“It’s good to be again,” Vettori added. “After my final combat, I assumed I wanted a while off, so I switched gyms [from Xtreme Couture] and joined American Prime Workforce (ATT). I began coaching for one more combat, however then I received injured…this damage took me principally a 12 months. I assumed I may get better in three months with P.T. [physical therapy], however I really made it worse and ended up needing surgical procedure in June. I received injured [last] March, and I’m lastly coming again now.”
All the panorama of the Middleweight division has shifted since his final combat, the place Jared Cannonier battered him in the principle occasion of UFC Vegas 75 (Israel Adesanya was nonetheless champion on the time, for what it’s value).
Vettori is seeking to reinsert himself into the ever-changing 185-pound division and goals to take action with one other win over Dolidze on Saturday.
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