UFC middleweights turned light heavyweights for their main event clash, Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori put on a show for the fans in Las Vegas. Right from the onset, the MMA community was buzzing as both men made their way to the cage.
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The fight was built up as an all-out war and the fight delivered in more ways than one. Vettori threw everything barring the kitchen sink at Costa who refused to give way to ‘The Italian Dream’. The five-round war ended with Marvin Vettori getting his hand raised and he’s successfully managed to get back to the winning column.
The Italian Dream gets it done at 205lbs! 🇮🇹
48-46
48-46
48-46@MarvinVettori scores a unanimous decision victory in the #UFCVegas41 main event! 👏 pic.twitter.com/flA0gi5Bzd— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) October 23, 2021
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UFC Vegas 41: Costa vs Vettori: An all-out war
Before the fight could kick off, Paulo Costa confronted Vettori in the ring and fans knew they were in for a violent main event. The first round was filled with action but Marvin Vettori managed to consolidate the position of the canvas following a slip by Costa.
Costa makes a rush at Vettori when he gets in the cage. This guy's behavior is bizarre
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) October 23, 2021
Borrachinha w/ the body work! #UFCVegas41 pic.twitter.com/xl8GgaytOU
— UFC (@ufc) October 23, 2021
However, the Brazilian powerhouse came out with his heavy arsenal of hooks and high leg kicks that found it’s targeted. Furthermore, Costa landed a devastating high kick that caught ‘The Italian Dream’ flush and had him wobbled.
FLUSH HEADKICK LANDS 😱@BorrachinhaMMA #UFCVegas41 pic.twitter.com/KvOh92iLG4
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 23, 2021
Both men sustained a frenzied pace from that point on and the bout will be remembered as a Fight Night classic. Fans and fellow fighters took to social media and shared their excitement over their explosive scrap.
R1 10-9 Vettori. Landing effectively and with frequency. Nice start. #UFCVegas41
— Scott Fontana (@Scott_Fontana) October 23, 2021
Maybe it’s just that he just didn’t train as hard for this fight fellas? There’s literally no excuse for asking for a 20lb weight allowance. Costa needs to hope that Vettori makes a mistake and gets clipped by one of his canons. Otherwise this will get ugly #UFCVegas41
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 23, 2021
Vettori is thought though.
Great performance for both of them!#UFCVegas41— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) October 23, 2021
He was out!! #UFCVegas41
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) October 23, 2021
Marvin Vettori is, without a doubt, one of THE TOUGHEST fighters in The UFC.
An absolute monster.
— The MMA Dude™ (@philthemmadude) October 23, 2021
The MMA Karma gods rarely come out but tonight they paid their respect to what Vettori went through. Glad he got the win! What a wild fight week he endured. #UFCVegas41
— Tyson Chartier (@TysonChartier) October 23, 2021
Vettori can now look towards chartering a course back to the title after securing a main event victory. As for Paulo Costa, he’s now suffered two straight losses and will have to go back to the drawing board.
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