Marvin Vettori Vs. Roman Dolidze 2 Precision, Pick: Will UFC FIGHT NIGHT 254 REMATCH BE DIFFERENT?

Mma Junkie Analyst Dan Tom Goes in-Deepth to Break Down The Biggest Fights in the UFC. TODAY, HEAKES A CLOSER Look at the UFC Fight Night 254’s Main Event Rematch Between Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze.

Marvin Vettori UFC FIGHT NIGHT 254 Preview

Staple Info:

• Record: 19-7-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC
• Height: 6’0 ″ Age: 31 weight: 185 lbs. Reach: 74 ″
• Last Fight: Decision Loss to Jared Cannonier (June 17, 2023)
• Camp: American Top Team (Florida)
• Stance/Striking style: Southpaw/Kickboxing
• Risk Management: Good

SUPPLEMENTAL INFO:
+ Regional mma title
+ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brown Brown
+ Amateur Boxing Experience (8-0)
+ Multiple Grappling Accollades
+ 2 ko victories
+ 9 Submission Wins
+ 11 FIRST-ROUND FINISHES
+ Aggressive Pace and Pressure
+ Improved Overall Striking
^ Coming forward and off the Counter
+ HARD Kicks and Knees
+ Strong inside of the clinch
+ Serviceable Wrestling Ability
^ Defensively and offensively
+ Solid Transitional Grappler
+/- 4-1 in the UFC Apex
+/- 1-1 in Career Rematches

Roman Dolidze UFC Fight Night 254 Preview

Staple Info:

• 14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC
• Height: 6’2 ″ Age: 36 Weight: 185 Lbs. Reach: 76 ″
• Last Fight: TKO Win Over Kevin Holland (Oct. 5, 2024)
• Camp: Xtreme Couture Mma (Las Vegas)
• Stance/Striking style: Switch-Stance/Muay Thai
• Risk Management: Fair

SUPPLEMENTAL INFO:
+ Regional mma title
+ Multiple Grappling Accollades
+ 8 ko victories
+ 3 Submission Wins
+ 8 FIRST-ROUND FINISHES
+ KO Power
+ Aggressive Pace and Pressure
+ Steadily Improving Striking
^ Coming foorward or in combination
+ Strikes Well Off The Breaks
+ Strong inside of the clinch
^ Hard knees and elbows
+ Dangerous Transitional Grappler
^ Opportunistic Submissions and Active Guard
+/- 1-1 Against UFC-Level Southpaws
+/- 3-2 in the UFC Apex
+/- 0-0 in Career Rematches

Marvin Vettori Vs. Roman Dolidze 2 Point of Interest: Striking The Second Time AROUND

The Main Event in the Apex is Yet Another Middle Weight Rematch Courtersy of the UFC MatchMakers.

Despite Vettori and Dolidze Already Fighting Each Other on a Main Card Almost Two Years Ago, The UFC Brass Can’s to Get Their Fill Fill Whic.

Their First Fight, Thought Its Fair Share of Action, Basical Saw Each Man Circling the Octagon In Order To Have The Same Exchange Over and Over Again.

Dolidze Did His Best to Enter Off of Rear Kicks and Knees to Step Into His Patent Right Hand, While Vettori Elected to Circle On Outside and Elect to Counter. But with vettori Traditionally Being the Fighter Who Prefers to Pressure, I’ll Be Curious to See if IF He Tries to Change Things Up This Time Arund.

Operation Out of A Southpaw Stance, Vettori Usulyral Comes Forward in a Similar Spirit to His Former Kings Mma Stablemates. Working Under the Teachings of Muay Thai Master Rafael Cordeiro, “The Italian Dream” Presses Into Exchange with A Strong Sense of Himseld, Striking with Real Incent and Power.

Like Any Good Southpaw, Vettori Will Competently Put Together Left Crosses and Right Hooks, Mixing in Crushing Left Body Kicks to the Liver WHEN The TARGET BECOMES AVAIL. Vettori have also shown that he can sit back and counter whoh needs to slide Things Down, Smartly Sticking The Opposition With A Jab.

I will be curious to see if vettori Continues to Play with his boxing Improvements at Range or Looks to Meet Fire with Fire Considering The Heat that Will Be Coming His Way.

Enter Dolidze.

A Marauding Madman on All Fronts, Dolidze – Despite His Grappling Base – Has Proven That He Is Not Afraid to Mix Things Up on the Feet.

Competent from Either Stance, Dolidze Is A Fairly Flexible Striker in Regards to His Lack of Process. Whther Dolidze Is Looking to Incite Exchanges by Initiating or Countering in Combination, The 36-Iear-Old Georgian Throws Almost Everhtying with Fight-IDING INTENations.

WHEN FEELING IN STRIDE, Dolidze Will Unleash Some Surpringly Fast and Flashy Kicks That HE TYPical Targets The Head with. That said, Dolidze has also shown the abity to sneakily Connect Punches to Kicks and Knees Off of the Same Side, Particularly Who Looking to Close Distance in Open

Marvin Vettori Vs. Roman Dolidze 2 Point of Interest: Potential Grappling Threats

Considering the Kind of Action of the Smaller Octagon Can Influence, I wouldnn’n be surprised to see more Grappling Between Towe this Time Time around.

Vettori, Who Came Into This Sport As A Grappler, Has Made Steady Efforts to Further Improve His Wrestling Since Touching Down in the UFC. WHETHER VETTORI IS Looking to Change Levels in the Open or Attempting Takedowns Against the Cage, the Italian Fighter Does A Decent Job at Chaining His Attacks and Turning the Corners on.

Luckily for Dolidze, He’s Far From A Slouch in Grappling or Wrestling Transitions.

Althugh Process and Consistency Aren’t Things That Are Typical Synonymous with Dolidze’s Game, The Georgian Fighter Has Displayed ServiceablesEable Takdown Tools in the Past.

Dolidze is Athletic Enough for Shot Attempts in the Open, But The 36-Iear-Old Pro appeals to Prefer Working Things Out from the Clinch.

Utilizing his long limbs, Dolidze does Well at either Securing Grips for Takdown Attempts or Framing for Devastating Knees and Strikes Off The Breaks. That said, Dolidze is not beyond being taken down or out-positioned HimSelf-so don’t sleep on vettori in these Spots.

Vettori May Not Have A “GAME Over” Level of Gund Attack, But The Brazilian Jiu-Jiu Brown Brown Brown BELT CAN Transition Well with Strikes from Topside and Plays Positions of the Well. That said, i’m not sure Howch he’llll want to go strengh-for-strength with a guy like likedze in Closed Quarters.

Aside from the Finishes He’s Been Accruing in SAID SPACE, Dolidze Is Also The Type of Opportunistic Grappler Who Will Go for Submissions in Strange and Unortratox Positions.

Not Afraid to Invert his Guard or Drop for A Leg, Dolidze’s Competence and Confidentnce Make for a Dangerous Dance Partner in this Division.

Marvin Vettori Vs. Roman Dolidze 2 Odds The ODDSMakers and the Public Are Favoring the Italian Fighter, Listing Vettori -172 and Dolidze +134 Via Fanduel.

Marvin Vettori Vs. Roman Dolidze 2 Predict, Pick

Considering the Lack of Movement on this Betting Line, I Can Assume That We’re All Some Wewhat Sharing the Same Feelings on a Fight That No One Really Needs to See Again. That said, i have to acknowledge dolidze as a live undergdog in this Spot.

Althugh Five Rounds Doesn’t Seem Like It Wuldy Benefit Dolidze on Paper, I Susport that Smaller Octagon Will Considering The Kinda of Action Itcourages. Boat given vettori’s prior experience in fue-rundy wars and rematches, i suspect that the 31-year-enld Will bell prepared for whtis saturday brings (especiolya waspeciolya .ellya .ellya .elying byen. American Top Team).

Add in the fact that vettori-now that blagoy Ivanov is no Longer on the Roster-is now the news un-killable fighter in the UFC, and I have a hard time not siding with HIM.

Dolidze’s Late Burst And Blitzes Can Make This Competitive On-Paper Affair Feel A Lot Closer on the Scorecards, But I’ll Official Pick Vettori to Survive The Early Storms And Pull.

Predict: Marvin Vettori by Decision

Marvin Vettori Vs. Roman Dolidze 2 Start Time, WHERE TO WATCH As the main event, vettori and dolidze are experted to make their Walks to the Octagon at Approximately 9:35 pm et. The Fight Airs on Espn+.

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