Marvin Vettori has been forced out of his scheduled UFC Fight Night 280 bout after suffering a broken rib ahead of the June 27 event in Azerbaijan.
Vettori was slated to face Ismail Naurdiev at Baku Crystal Hall, but announced he is unable to compete following medical scans. "Unfortunately I'm here to tell you that a few days ago, I got hurt on my rib," Vettori said.
"I did an MRI and it came back today showing that the rib is broken so, I won't be fighting June 27. I was really looking forward to this fight. I moved from Florida to California for this camp. I wanted to get back to my roots, train with Beneil (Dariush), train with Julian for my boxing, train with Chase for my conditioning."
Vettori added that he expects to focus on recovery in the coming weeks. "I was feeling good, but sometimes sh*t happens and you can't do anything about it. So yeah, now I'm just going to focus on my recovery, hopefully it doesn't take too long, 4-6 weeks I'm good to train again. If they reschedule me with the same guy, great. If not, it doesn't matter. Anybody is good to me. For everybody that supported me, I'm thankful for that, and I promise you that I will be back."
Vettori is a former UFC middleweight title challenger who is currently on a four-fight losing streak, most recently dropping a decision to Brunno Ferreira at UFC 323 in December after a win over Roman Dolidze at UFC 286 in March 2023.
