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Adesanya vs Vettori: Marvin Vettori thinks he “can finish” Israel Adesanya at UFC 263

by Gerard Crispin
June 2, 2021 / 21:58 GMT
Adesanya vs Vettori

Marvin Vettori and Israel Adesanya

  • ‘I wanna finish this guy man’ – Marvin Vettori
  • UFC 263: Who has the edge?
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Adesanya vs Vettori at UFC 263 is just a few days away, and the MMA community is absolutely riled up. The pair will be running back their fight at UFC on Fox: Poirier vs Gaethje in April 2018. A lot is at stake this time, compared to the low-intensity three round clash they had in 2018.

With his Middleweight title on the line, Adesanya will be looking forward to defending his title for the third successive time. Vettori, on the other hand, will be out to avenge his narrow split decision loss to the ‘Last Stylebender’ in 2018.

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Ahead of the fight, Vettori caught up with Brett Okamoto of ESPN and shared his prediction for the fight against Adesanya. ‘The Italian Dream’ vowed to beat up Adesanya this time, and finish him for good. However, he also acknowledged the Nigerian for his elusive attribute.

‘I wanna finish this guy man’ – Marvin Vettori

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Vettori was quoted as saying, “I wanna finish this guy man. I really wanna finish this guy, Israel. Like, leave no doubts. And, I think I can.”

Giving props to the masterful Adesanya, Vettori said, “He is solid, he is solid in his way of fighting. He’s slippery, he is able to get away from positions. But if not, I’ll just beat him every round. I can’t let any round be close, I’ll bring the fight for sure.” [h/t firstsportz]

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Vettori is coming off a stunning win against Kevin Holland, which concluded only this April. Adesanya, meanwhile, is coming off a loss against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259.

UFC 263: Who has the edge?

Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori
Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori during their fight in April 2018

It is true that Adesanya is the clear favourite going into the fight. But, that takes nothing away from the fact that Vettori does have a chance to get hold of the title. In his win over Holland he executed an unbelievable 11 takedowns, which is the middleweight record.

Adesanya showed weaknesses on the ground when he moved up a division and took on light-heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259. Blachowicz’s ground-game to which Izzy had no clue, led to his first ever loss in his MMA career. Provided, Adesanya avoids meeting Vettori on the ground, he would come out unscathed.

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Who do you think will have their hands raised at UFC 263 – Adesanya vs Vettori?

Also Read : Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley next? Fight announcement to be made official tomorrow!

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Gerard Crispin

Gerard Crispin

Gerard Crispin is an editor at FirstSportz. He has been a part of the site since 2020. Crispin, has published over 3500 articles in Combat Sports, across multiple websites. Never-ending love for brawn and lifting heavy weights drove Gerard Crispin towards developing an interest in combat sports. Besides this, he closely follows a number of sports, viz. Football, MMA, Cricket and Tennis. He is a Gooner for life.

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