UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 06/12/2021 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to ramp up its momentum this month with their biggest fight card in UFC 263. This event happens this Saturday, June 12 and will be held at the Gila River Arena located in Glendale, Arizona. Pay Per View and UFC Fight Pass are options for fans to enjoy the matches at home. The main event will be putting the defending champion Israel Adesanya inside the same cage with Marvin Vettori for the middleweight title. This is a rematch between both fighters as their last encounter ended up in a split decision favoring Adesanya. This rematch promises a lot of fireworks but it is forecasted by the best UFC betting website that Israel Adesanya will set the divide against Marvin Vettori.
UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 06/12/2021
| When: | Saturday, June 12, 10:00 PM ET |
|---|---|
| Where: | Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona |
| TV: | Pay Per View |
| Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
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UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 06/12/2021 Odds
| Fighter | Odds | Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Adesanya | -255 | Marvin Vettori | +215 |
Main Card
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya is a 31-year-old fighter and his hometown is located in Lagos, Nigeria. He stands at six-foot-four and the reigning middleweight champion trains at the City Kickboxing fight team. Adesanya carries an interesting ring name as “The Last Stylebender” and his natural division was at light heavyweight. He has only lost once in 21 professional fights and 15 of those wins came from knockouts. His last fight was a title shot to become a two-division champion against Jan Blachowicz in UFC 259. That was the first loss of Adesanya in his career as all the judges ruled against him after five full rounds.
Marvin Vettori
Marvin Vettori is known as “The Italian Dream” as this fighter came all the way from Meocorona, Trentino in Italy. His skills are being sharpened at the Kings MMA fight team and will represent them in this fight. Vettori stands at six feet and he has been fighting at the middleweight division. He has a professional record of 17-4. Those wins are divided into nine submissions, six decisions, and two knockouts. After losing to Israel Adesanya back in April 2018, Vettori earned another crack at his former opponent after winning five consecutive matches. Kevin Holland was his most recent opponent and they fought in UFC on ABC 2 just this April.
Adesanya vs Vettori Betting Numbers
| Record | 20-1-0 | 17-4-1 |
| Last Fight | Loss | Win |
| Country | Nigeria | Italy |
| Height | 6’4 | 6’0 |
| Weight (lbs) | 201 | 186 |
| Reach (in) | 80 | 74 |
| Win by KO/TKO | 75% | 12% |
| Win by Submission | 0% | 53% |
| Decisions | 25% | 35% |
| Strikes landed per minute | 3.95 | 4.14 |
| Striking accuracy | 49% | 66% |
| Striking absorbed per minute | 2.63 | 2.90 |
| Striking defense | 61% | 66% |
| Takedown average | 0.00 | 2.22 |
| Takedown accuracy | 0% | 53% |
| Takedown defense | 82% | 78% |
| Submission average | 0.30 | 0.80 |
Adesanya vs Vettori Betting Picks
Marvin Vettori is looking to change the narrative in this rematch but Israel Adesanya got better since their last encounter. It will be a tough challenge for Vettori as he is picked as the underdog in the sports gambling odds for UFC against Adesanya. This should reach the judges’ scorecards once again.
