Self-belief is an important attribute for any athlete. And, whether you like him or not, you can’t deny that Marvin Vettori has it in spades. Recently he told MMA Junkie about how much better he was than Israel Adesanya when they met for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 263 in June. Adesanya won that fight, by the way, by unanimous decision.
“You know I just felt like [Adesanya] was very smart in there,” said Vettori (ht Sportskeeda). “With that being said, he wasn’t better.