Marvin Vettori has withdrawn from his UFC fight against Brendan Allen on April 6 for undisclosed reasons, prompting the UFC to search for a new main event.
Marvin Vettori? Yeah, he’s out. He was supposed to fight Brendan Allen on April 6, but something’s come up. We don’t know what, exactly. So now, UFC’s scrambling for a new main event. They’ve got a card to fill at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, after all.
Who confirmed this? UFC officials. They spilled the beans to MMA Fighting just this Thursday.
Allen? He’s been dropping hints on Instagram. Says he’s the new No. 5 middleweight in the world. He’s even asking if anyone ranked above him is up for a fight. He’s got his eyes on Jared Cannonier, Sean Strickland, Robert Whittaker, and Israel Adesanya. Ambitious, huh?
From what we can tell, Allen’s not sticking around for the April 6 card. Not unless UFC can find him a new opponent real quick. I mean, the event’s only three weeks away. Tick-tock, right?
Allen’s been on a roll, you know. Six-fight winning streak in the middleweight division. Four straight submission finishes. He’s taken down big names like Paul Craig, Bruno Silva, and Andre Muniz.
He’s been asking for a tougher fight, too. Wants to get into title contention sooner rather than later. Vettori? He’s already fought for the middleweight belt and has a spot in the rankings.
But with Vettori out of the picture, Allen’s got to play the waiting game. Let’s see what the UFC has in store for him next.