“The Italian Dream” has issued a statement following his defeat in “The Big Easy.”
No. 10-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Marvin Vettori suffered a unanimous decision loss to heated rival Brendan Allen this past weekend (Sat., July 19, 2025) at UFC 318, which went down inside Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La.
Today, Vettori took to his Instagram to release a heartfelt statement about his loss.
Disappointed.
Came up short another time, a bit of bad luck maybe, shattered my nose with the first punch that he threw off of that stupid kick I threw. He threw the punch tho and my face was there so hat off to him.
Fought all fight with a broken nose and went after him for the whole fight.
I had to win this fight.
I gave my all, at least I was myself in there again, it was a good close fight, significant strikes were close I guess the broken nose made the difference.
I hope I made my brother proud that’s all I care, the rest it is what it is.
Now these are 3 in a row but I’m not stopping, I know better days are ahead and I know a few adjustment and I’m back.
Thank you ATT for getting me ready, best team in the world.
I got this.
Vettori (19-9-1) is on the longest losing skid of his career, dropping three fights in a row to Jared Cannonier, Roman Dolidze, and now Allen.
“The Italian Dream” referenced it in his post, but the UFC Middleweight lost his brother in a devastating house fire (details here), so he was fighting for much more than just himself.
Oh, and there’s no doubt that Vettori made his late brother proud with such a gritty performance — that won Fight of the Night.
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This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
