Israel Adesanya’s rivals know that the UFC’s middleweight champion can lose now, but does Marvin Vettori have the formula to pull it off?
At UFC 259 in March, Adesanya suffered the first loss of his pro MMA career when he moved up in weight to challenge light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. He lost a unanimous decision to Blachowicz, but now returns to 185 pounds (where he remains undefeated) to defend his own belt against Vettori.
The two meet at UFC 263 next weekend, three years after their first encounter that Adesanya won by split decision.