Marvin Vettori has pulled out of his fight against Ismail Naurdiev at UFC Baku on June 27 after suffering a broken rib in training.
Vettori revealed the injury on his Instagram Stories, explaining the timeline and what comes next.
“Unfortunately, I am here to tell you that a few days ago I got hurt on my rib. I did an MRI and it came back today showing that the rib is broken. So I won’t be fighting on 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. I was feeling good. Sometimes sh*t happens and you can’t do nothing about it. Now I’m just gonna focus on my recovery. Hopefully it doesn’t take too long. Four to six weeks I am good to train again. For everybody that supported me, I am thankful for that. I promise you that I will be back.”
Vettori has gone 2-5 in his last seven fights since challenging Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title at UFC 263 in 2021. He is winless since beating Roman Dolidze in London three years ago.
UFC Baku takes place June 27 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Azerbaijan. The event is headlined by Rafael Fiziev vs. Manuel Torres.