Jared Cannonier squared off against Marvin Vettori in a five-round main event fight that took place at the UFC Apex at UFC Vegas 75.
This middleweight matchup was an absolute bloodbath that will be remembered for the ages as both the fighters showed incredible spirit and displayed great striking skills. In the end, it was Killa Gorilla who got his hands raised by the referee and rightfully so as he dominated Vettori throughout the five rounds.
Which record did Jared Cannonier break in his fight against Marvin Vettori?
The main event of UFC Vegas 75 which was between Jared Cannonier and Marvin Vettori was historic for a number of reasons. Killa Gorilla became the fighter to land the most significant strikes in the history of the middleweight division in his unanimous decision win over The Italian Dream.
He surpassed the previous best 185-pound division record which was 186 strikes by landing 241 significant strikes against Vettori. Apart from this feat, Cannonier and Vettori also broke the record for landing the most combined strikes in the history of the middleweight division.
Speaking about the fight, Marvin Vettori only out-landed Jared Cannonier in the first round. Thereafter it was total domination by Killa Gorilla as he landed 90 strikes in one single round. With that being said, this main event was a total slugfest which went to the distance and it deservingly won the fight of the night award.
Why did fans praise Marvin Vettori despite suffering a crushing defeat to Cannonier?
Jared Cannonier put on a terrific performance as he dominated Marvin Vettori from start to finish to win the fight via unanimous decision. Apart from, the first round where The Italian Dream found some success on the feet, Killa Gorilla outclassed Vettori in all departments in the rest of the bout.
Marvin Vettori also absorbed a ton of hard blows throughout the five rounds and was not comfortable at all against Cannonier at UFC Vegas 75. Interestingly, the former middleweight title challenger received a lot of support despite suffering a landslide loss. Fight fans praised Marvin’s chin and his ability to be resilient. Here are some reactions of fans after seeing the five-round war between Cannonier and Vettori.
Treated him! Talk about a war. My gosh! Vettori is a fooking beast[thought I would never say this lol] but if he gets his power up he will be a problem. The blood from Vettori! My gosh.
— #Westmonti (@WestmontiAllday) June 18, 2023
https://twitter.com/ANTONIOEESPARZA/status/1670298598053933057?t=FLjJn7uSkSPo6AKqb9Qbmw&s=19
Marvin “Stone Head” Vettori. Congrats to both guys for putting on a show
— UZ (@chibug1) June 18, 2023
Vettori's chin is something else, man.
Congrats to Cannonier.— Juanpi1889 (@DemBlades1889) June 18, 2023
It is needless to say that Marvin Vettori will not lose any stock after this defeat. But this loss will definitely hurt the Italian Dream in his quest to challenge for the title. Vettori will now have to bounce back and rack up a few wins to get into title contention.
