Last Updated on June 7, 2021 2:25 pm by
The organizers of UFC Fight Night 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 are preparing to have a show full of action in what will be an evening of rematches, both in their main fight and in the co-feature and preliminaries. Adesanya will put his middleweight belt on the line against Italian Marvin Vettori. The event will take place this Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. As is common in recent UFC events, the event will be held with the maximum capacity allowed for spectators so that the arena will have almost 18 thousand in attendance.
How do Adesanya and Vettori get to this fight?
The first match between Adesanya and Vettori dates back to 2018, specifically on April 14. At that time, the victory went to the Nigerian Adesanya by split decision, which the Italian Vettori did not like. He questioned the judges’ decision several times. Currently, Vettori is undefeated with 5 straight wins, while Adesanya has a 7-1 record.
Adesanya enters this match with an impressive 20 wins and 1 loss in his professional mixed martial arts career. As we all know, his fighting style is a first-rate striker who has a spectacular combination of punches and kicks that can finish off the opponent at any time.
His last fight was in the event UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya. He suffered the only loss of his career; after 5 very well contested rounds, the judges gave the victory unanimously to Blachowicz.
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For his part, Vettori, after the defeat against Adesanya in 2018, comes to this fight undefeated after 5 consecutive victories. His record is 17 wins, 4 losses, and 1 technical draw. The Italian’s fighting style is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; that is, he is a characteristic brace fighter and likes to take his opponents to the mat and apply different braces to finish off his rivals.
Vettori’s last match was at the UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland, where he achieved the 17th victory of his career against Kevin Holland by unanimous decision.
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Important fight data
ü When is it? The fight will be on Saturday, June 12, 2021
ü What time is it? The fight starts at 22:00 ET (Main Card)
ü Where? Gila River Arena, Arizona, EE.UU.
ü Where can I see it? ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass.
Betting line for Adesanya vs. Vettori
The main fight of the night, Adesanya vs. Vettori, will be full of great expectations on whether or not the Italian can remove the thorn in his side and get the long-awaited rematch against the Nigerian he’s been wanting. On the other hand, Adesanya is coming in with a lot of energy and a hunger for victory after suffering his only career loss. On the other hand, Vettori is undefeated; he arrives with great confidence and intends to apply the different jiu-jitsu techniques to finish off the Nigerian. But, in this fight, we have no doubts that the winner will be the Nigerian Israel Adesanya.
Moneyline: (-240) – Adesanya (+205) – Vettori
Predictions
- Adesanya: 79.7%Vettori: 20.3%
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