VIDEO: Marvin Vettori gets involved in fight and knocks rapper down with punches at boxing event in Italy

Marvin vettori He is currently third in the middleweight division. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @marvinvettori

Former UFC belt challenger, middleweight (up to 83,9kg) Marvin vettori became involved in controversy away from the Octagon. Last Friday (24), the 'Italian Dream', as it is known, was present at the event 'DAZN Boxing', held in Italy, and got into a fight starring local rappers Tony Effe and Omar 'Ion' Ilunga, who in addition to being a musician is also a boxer.

In a video shared on social media, it is possible to see Tony Effe and Omar Ilunga arguing and, later, exchanging punches. Effe's friend, Marvin vettori gets involved and throws two punches to the side of Ilunga's head, who, despite protecting his face, falls to the ground. With the arrival of security, the UFC middleweight leaves the place and moves away from the chaos.

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At 29, Marvin vettori He has been one of the main names in the middleweight division for some years now. The Italian competed for the category belt in June 2021, but ended up being defeated by the then champion Israel adesanya.

Currently, Vettori is ranked third in the middleweight rankings. The Italian is coming off a victory over the Georgian Roman Dolidze No. UFC 286, held in London, on March 18th.

SEE THE VIDEO OF THE CONFUSION INVOLVING MARVIN VETTORI AT A BOXING EVENT IN ITALY:

Last night during a DAZN Boxing event in Milan, Italy, Italian rapper Tony Effe started a brawl with Italian rapper and pro boxer Ion.

Tony's good friend and UFC middleweight Marvin vettori stepped in and hammer punched Ion knocking him down.

Definitely not a good look for him. pic.twitter.com/CjuPb0DDx6

— Al Zullino (@phre) March 25, 2023