Marvin Vettori’s confidence is not shaken by his UFC on ESPN 46 main event loss to Jared Cannonier.
Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) was decisively beaten by unanimous decision in this past Saturday’s middleweight headliner at the UFC Apex. He had a solid first round but then went on to absorb tons of punishment from Cannonier (17-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC), who landed a new single-fight record for most significant strikes in a 185-pound bout.
Although he lost, Vettori was never dropped and did not appear eager to pursue a way out of the fight at any point. His first comments after the bout reflect as much, with Vettori putting out a short statement Monday indicating that the result has only motivated him to push forward stronger (via Instagram):
