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Although Vettori is on a two-fight winning streak, the Italian’s biggest claim to fame thus far is pushing Israel Adesanya to a split decision back in early 2018. A USADA-suspension kept Vettori out of action for more than a year, but he came back in July 2019 to earn the first of a pair of wins in the next three months.
His pursuit of regular activity was halted when March’s London card was scratched, and you can feel his sense of urgency when it comes to advancing up the middleweight ladder.
“I just get stronger,” Vettori said. “Whatever you throw at me, it might piss me off in the beginning because I know I’m not going to give up, and I know that I’m not going to let myself off the hook, so I know the suffering I go through. So, I’m like, ‘F***, I gotta do it again.’ But I know there was never a quitting moment in my mind where I’m just going to step out of this. I get pissed because I’m like, ‘F***, I gotta do all this extra work for something that was not my fault,’ But there was never a moment where I’m not going to do this extra work.”
One could argue things worked out for him, though. He and Roberson are slotted in the co-main event on June 13, where he’ll have his highest profile fight to date. It’s an opportunity for the 26-year-old to announce himself as someone who could soon make a case for a number next to his name should he handle his business.