{"id":343336,"date":"2020-03-05T21:31:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T05:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=343336"},"modified":"2020-03-05T23:25:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T07:25:40","slug":"from-mezzocorona-to-london-to-huntington-beach-back-to-london-the-story-of-marvin-vettori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/from-mezzocorona-to-london-to-huntington-beach-back-to-london-the-story-of-marvin-vettori\/","title":{"rendered":"From Mezzocorona, to London, to Huntington Beach, back to London: the story of Marvin Vettori"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marvin Vettori, &#8220;The Italian Dream&#8221;, the quintessence of the self-confidence, the only hope for Italian MMA <a href=\"https:\/\/fansided.com\/2019\/07\/03\/marvin-vettori-im-the-only-hope-of-italian-mixed-martial-arts\/\">in his own words<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can tell the Italian is a real one just from looking at the beginning of his professional mixed martial arts career. Fighters usually start their path competing in their own backyards, cutting their teeth in a comfort zone, but that was not the case for Marvin Vettori.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 18, he left his home in Mezzocorona, a 5,500-soul tiny town, to pursue his dream. His journey began in London, England, where he will compete on March 21 against hometown favorite Darren Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I remember that moment of my life very well&#8221;, Marvin Vettori told BJPenn.com. &#8220;It was a really rough time for me. I was 18 and I moved to London, I didn&#8217;t know anyone. I slept on a couch for four months while in the morning I was going around for the city, looking for a job. Then I finally found one, so I started working in the morning and training in the afternoon at the London Shootfighter gym&#8221;, the Italian fighter recalls.<\/p>\n<p>He compared his time in London at what the Italians call the &#8220;naia&#8221;, the mandatory military service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That period strengthens me in so many ways. I also had my first professional MMA bouts there, in the Ultimate Challenge MMA promotion. I won my first matches and gained the title shot for the welterweight gold. Unfortunately, I couldn&#8217;t bring home the belt, but that helped me too. It helped me understand what it takes to be a professional athlete.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As he recalls, there were very tough moments to deal with as he was alone, away from home, struggling between the sleepless night because of his job as a bouncer and the lessons at the gym, day after day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those weren&#8217;t the easiest days, for sure, but every cloud has a silver lining&#8221;, states Vettori. &#8220;After that [period] no one and nothing can scare me anymore. Thanks to that I understand that nothing can stop me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Kings MMA&#8217;s fighter, Marvin Vettori, is now about to make his return to London after seven years from his professional debut, as the UFC makes its return to England on March 21.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fighting in London it&#8217;s like fighting at home for me. Now everybody knows me there, I have a lot of friends. Until the UFC won&#8217;t land in Italy, to fight in London means to fight in my backyard. There will be a big crowd in attendance for me, hoping everyone will be cleared to flight due to the Coronavirus outbreak.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In London &#8220;The Italian Dream&#8221; is locking horns with UK&#8217;s own Darren Stewart, who is known as &#8220;The Dentist&#8221;, due to his ability to re-arrange his opponent&#8217;s teeth with his fists. His seven professional KO victories prove that nickname is the right one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a good striker, he has that KO power, I know that, but my fighting IQ is way better than his. I&#8217;m expecting a tough match, but I&#8217;m going to dominate him with my intelligence and my skills. He also has a solid chin and cardio, but I&#8217;m on another level and I&#8217;m going to show that. I hope he&#8217;ll give a hard fight because I want to show how much I&#8217;m improved. After this win, I&#8217;ll have a three-bout winning streak and I already know who I want next.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Before the fight against Stewart was announced, some fans were expecting a top-15 ranked opponent for Italy&#8217;s representative, after his two solid wins on Cezar Ferreira and Andrew Sanchez, but it seems for Marvin Vettori it&#8217;s no big deal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They didn&#8217;t offer any other names besides [Darren] Stewart but it&#8217;s ok. I don&#8217;t care about making the top-15 list. I care about being number one in the world. And after this win, I know they&#8217;re going to give a particular name, one of the best in my category.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The UFC London show will be headlined by former welterweight title-holder Tyron Woodley who squares off with top contender Leon Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>How do you like Marvin Vettori&#8217;s chances to climb up the middleweight division ladder and become one of the best under the 185-pound limit? 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