Marvin Vettori wants UFC title fight, says he already beat champ Israel Adesanya

The UFC middleweight division has a brand new contender. Marvin Vettori picked up potentially the most attention-grabbing exhaust of his profession on Saturday when he soundly defeated No. 4 ranked Jack Hermansson within the UFC Vegas 16 valuable tournament.

With the exhaust, Vettori is now riding a four-fight a success streak, and can seemingly leap his methodology into the head five rankings. With the head of the division in his glance, Vettori known as for a rematch against champion Israel Adesanya.

Vettori gave Adesanya the toughest test of his profession, taking “The Closing Stylebender” to a break up resolution in April 2018.

“I desire to transfer straight to the title,” Vettori said right via Saturday’s put up-fight press conference.

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When the two confronted off on the UFC on FOX 29 valuable card, one address scored the fight for Vettori. “The Italian Dream” believes he defeated Adesanya that night and got the short discontinuance of the stick on a break up resolution.

“Israel is stuffed with s–t. He became bask in, oh, I don’t deem I’ll ever gaze Marvin yet again. Love he would possibly perhaps perhaps additionally honest no longer ever destroy it to the title against me. Guess what motherf—er, I’m right here,” said the Italian contender.

“He thinks he’s got all of it realized. He’s got nothing realized. I do know his actual colours. I’ve met him about a instances. I’ve fought him. I do know his actual colours. I obtained that fight.”

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