Roman Dolidze evened his sequence with Marvin Vettori and cemented his spot as a contender within the middleweight rankings.
Two years in the past at UFC 286, it was Vettori leaving the octagon together with his hand raised after successful a three-round determination over Dolidze; on Saturday, Dolidze proved to be the higher man as he earned a five-round determination over Vettori with 49-46 scores throughout the board. It was a bitter tablet for Vettori to swallow as he focused a profitable return after a prolonged layoff.
Like the primary battle, the bout was contested totally on the ft, however this time Dolidze was a step forward of Vettori. Exterior of a shaky second in Spherical 3 when Vettori had Dolidze badly damage, the Georgian standout did greater than sufficient to win over the judges.
Former UFC champion Aljamain Sterling felt Dolidze placed on a convincing efficiency, writing on Twitter, “Very even scrap however I’ve Dolidze up on the scorecards. Ending this spherical robust ought to seal the win for the Georgian powerhouse.”
Try extra fighter reactions from social media under.
Very even scrap however I’ve Dolidze up on the rating playing cards. Ending this spherical robust ought to seal the win for the Georgian powerhouse #UFCVegas104
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 16, 2025
48-47 Dolidze. Nice show of enchancment and resilience by Roman Dolidze. Prime 10! #UFCVegas104
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) March 16, 2025
Bisping – “Henry Cejudo has it rating 19-19”
Cruiz – “Who cares “— Ode’ ⭕️sbourne (@OdeOsbourne) March 16, 2025
Love how these males are going for within the fifth spherical. To this point I’ve it 2-2
#UFCVegas104— Ode’ ⭕️sbourne (@OdeOsbourne) March 16, 2025
Dean with one other stern warning about eye pokes
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) March 16, 2025
