{"id":370595,"date":"2020-12-10T05:24:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T13:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=370595"},"modified":"2020-12-10T05:24:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T13:24:57","slug":"marvin-vettori-says-darren-till-being-ranked-no-4-at-middleweight-is-a-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/marvin-vettori-says-darren-till-being-ranked-no-4-at-middleweight-is-a-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvin Vettori says Darren Till being ranked No. 4 at middleweight is \u201ca joke\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori has voiced his concerns after Darren Till was promoted to No. 4 in the divisional rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Vettori was able to pick up the biggest win of his career so far this past weekend as he edged out Jack Hermansson with a strong decision win. The victory vaulted him into the top five at middleweight, situating him just behind his European counterpart.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2020\/12\/9\/22164995\/marvin-vettori-to-israel-adesanya-im-going-to-be-your-worst-f-king-nightmare-until-day-you-retire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting<\/a>, Vettori made his feelings on that fact crystal clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow the rankings just came out. Darren Till being No. 4, it\u2019s a joke. Really, it\u2019s a joke,\u201d Vettori said. \u201cBut I think that would be a great scrap if we fight. After I beat somebody like Darren Till, I\u2019ll be the only guy with two wins in the top five and I don\u2019t know what will happen with Whittaker, but after that, I feel I will deserve a title shot. To be honest, I\u2019m willing to fight anybody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the same interview Vettori made sure <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/marvin-vettori-sends-ominous-message-to-israel-adesanya-im-going-to-be-your-worst-fking-nightmare-until-the-day-you-fking-retire\/\">not to leave out<\/a> middleweight king and rival Israel Adesanya.<\/p>\n<p id=\"sDP2xN\">\u201cIt\u2019s just so nice to prove this guy wrong,\u201d Vettori said. \u201cTo kind of show him I\u2019m right back in his face. I\u2019m right here, motherf**ker. Just look in my eyes. I\u2019m going to be your worst f**king nightmare until the day you f**king retire. That\u2019s what it is.<\/p>\n<p id=\"EUvewU\">\u201cI\u2019m sure he\u2019s feeling it,\u201d Vettori added. \u201cHe didn\u2019t say nothing but he\u2019s feeling the pressure. There\u2019s nobody that\u2019s coming out with such an overwhelming force in this division. With such hunger and will to become the champion. There\u2019s nobody like this. He\u2019s definitely feeling it. If I had to defend the belt against me, I would not feel calm, relaxed. I\u2019d be feeling pretty stressed. I feel like he\u2019s feeling that way, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vettori is widely considered to have been one of Adesanya&#8217;s two toughest tests to date alongside Kelvin Gastelum, and many fans have been left to wonder what exactly would happen if the two squared off in a rematch.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you want to see Marvin Vettori fight next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori has voiced his concerns after Darren Till was promoted to No. 4 in the divisional rankings. Vettori was able to pick up the biggest win of his career so far this past weekend as he edged out Jack Hermansson with a strong decision win. 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