Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event is in the books, and now that the dust has settled in Las Vegas, it’s time to go to the scorecard to see who the big winners were at the UFC APEX.
Marvin Vettori’s five-round decision victory over Kevin Holland won’t likely go on his personal highlight reel, but it most certainly went into his win column, and at this point in his career, that’s all that matters as he looks to secure a rematch with middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Their first fight was a close one, and it’s clear that the Italian has the style to give the champ problems, so it is an intriguing matchup, but with fighters like his original foe for last weekend’s bout – Darren Till – and veteran Derek Brunson ahead of him in the rankings, a win over either of those standouts should be on his mind as we approach the midpoint of 2021.