Marvin Vettori Clarifies Position After Controversial UFC on ESPN 10 Declaration

Marvin Vettori never would have imagined that 2020 would turn out to be such a crazy year for him.

After overcoming Andrew Sanchez at UFC Fight Night 161 in October, Vettori was scheduled to fight to face Darren Stewart on March 21 in London. Unfortunately for the Italian, the UFC canceled the event due to the COVID-19 outbreak. After that, things started to go downhill for "The Italian Dream" for a while.

First, he should have met Karl Roberson on April 25, but the UFC against postponed the card. Then, Vettori and Karl Roberson should have locked horns on May 13 at UFC Fight Night 171. The day before the fight, "Baby K" weighed in 1.5 pounds over the middleweight limit. A few hours later,…