Two top middleweights contenders collide in Las Vegas this weekend as Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier go head-to-head in the UFC.
Both men are placed in the top five of the middleweight rankings, meaning a win for either would push them towards a world title fight. Here’s everything you need to know about a top night of MMA action in Nevada.
Where: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA
When: Saturday, June 17th
How To Watch: BT Sport. The main card will get underway at 3am Sunday morning in the UK with the main event expected at approximately 6am.
Tale Of The Tape:
Vettori
Place Of Birth: Mezzocorona, Italy
Age: 29
Alias: The Italian Dream
Record: 19-5-1
Height: 6’0’’
Reach: 74’’
Stance: Southpaw
Last Fight: Vettori beat Roman Dolidze by unanimous decision at UFC 286 in March.
Cannonier
Place Of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
Age: 39
Alias: The Killa Gorilla
Record: 16-6-0
Height: 5’11’’
Reach: 77’’
Stance: Switch
Last Fight: Cannonier sealed a split decision win over Sean Strickland in Las Vegas in December.
What They Say:
Cannonier: “Marvin is resilient. He’s always ever-present in the fight. He doesn’t take time off. He doesn’t get tired. So, on top of that, he’s hard to finish.
Resilient, right? So, he has that perseverance in him, too. If he sees an opening, he’s definitely going to try to jump through it with both fist and feet and all that good stuff. But I’ve prepared to fight the best in the world, and I’m ready for whatever he’s going to bring.” [The Schmo]
Full Fight Card:
Main Card
Marvin Vettori v Jared Cannonier, middleweight
Arman Tsarukyan v Joaquim Silva, lightweight
Armen Petrosyan v Christian Leroy Duncan, middleweight
Pat Sabatini v Lucas Almeida, featherweight
Manuel Torres v Nikolas Motta, lightweight
Raoni Barcelos v Miles Johns, bantamweight
Preliminary Card
Nicolas Dalby v Muslim Salikhov, welterweight
Jimmy Flick v Alessandro Costa, flyweight
Kyung-ho Kang v Cristian Quinonez, bantamweight
Carlos Hernandez v Denys Bondar, flyweight
Zhalgas Zhumagulov v Felipe Bunes, flyweight
Tereza Bleda v Gabriella Fernandes, women's flyweight
Dan Argueta v Ronnie Lawrence, bantamweight
Zac Pauga v Modestas Bukauskas, light heavyweight
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