Marvin Vettori has officially withdrawn from his scheduled main event fight against Brendan Allen at UFC Vegas 90 on April 6th due to an injury, as confirmed by various sources and UFC officials. The news was first reported by David VanAuken and further elaborated on Brendan Allen's Instagram. Vettori described the injury as a result of a 'freak accident' and expressed his inability to compete while hurt. Following the withdrawal, Brendan Allen called out top middleweight fighters, including Robert Whittaker and Sean, seeking a new opponent. UFC is currently searching for a replacement for the main event, though a replacement seems unlikely. Vettori also issued a statement promising to return stronger and criticized Allen, promising to 'smash' him upon his return, referring to Allen as a 'funny looking thing'.
Marvin Vettori addresses April injury withdrawl, promises to smash 'funny looking thing' Brendan Allen https://t.co/eNADvO6Ay0
Marvin Vettori gives his official statement and his injury status. #UFC https://t.co/4nQWCSiRLm
Marvin Vettori issues statement after injury withdrawal from #UFCVegas90 and GOES OFF on Brendan Allen. 👀 “I’m not gonna fight April 6th.” Vettori said Thursday in an Instagram post. “I got hurt. It was kind of a freak accident, and I can’t go into a fight hurt.” “.. Trust me,… https://t.co/Rg125a9cam
Marvin Vettori is out of his main event bout against Brendan Allen at #UFCVegas90 on April 6. Allen reacted to the news by calling out the top of the middleweight division to fight him. UFC officials confirmed Vettori’s injury withdrawal to MMA Fighting. #UFC #MMA https://t.co/MFsgBh7EOO
Marvin Vettori withdraws from his fight with Brendan Allen #UFC https://t.co/FrXDaCz0CD
Marvin Vettori out of UFC Vegas 90 main event against Brendan Allen Full story: https://t.co/VOfAQGQA14 https://t.co/4us8S0Wmky
Honestly, this is good. Brendan Allen is too fun for the Middleweightiest title. Now Vettori rematch Jack Hermansson for the most important belt in MMA @MikeHeck_JR https://t.co/GTzjidRT6a
Marvin Vettori is out of his #UFCVegas90 Main Event against Brendan Allen that was set for April 6th https://t.co/iL0W9U2F3z
Vettori Out Of UFC Vegas 90 Main Event Against Allen https://t.co/ZuDGHcmAXt
Marvin Vettori out of UFC Vegas 90 main event against Brendan Allen https://t.co/cSpJjG8Mpf
Marvin Vettori is OUT of the UFC main event on April 6 and a replacement for Brendan Allen is unlikely. Full story: https://t.co/UyB7EZD2Q9 https://t.co/QoXIxUzeD8
🚨| Marvin Vettori is OUT of his #UFCVegas90 main event against Brendan Allen on April 6th. [first rep. @DavidVanAuken] https://t.co/wO9FdYHdVy
Marvin Vettori is OUT of his upcoming fight against Brendan Allen on April 6, per UFC. The search is on for a new main event. Not clear yet if Allen will get a new opponent or just get moved to a later date. Story coming to @MMAFighting
Brendan Allen’s latest post on Instagram has many fans speculating that Marvin Vettori has pulled out 🤔 “I was ready for everything, so now I am the #5 UFC middleweight in the world! So who above me is trying to fight soon?” He goes on to call out Robert Whittaker, Sean… https://t.co/GeIkkXbigt
Brendan Allen posted to his Instagram making it look like Marvin Vettori might be out of their April 6 main event slot at the UFC APEX. #UFCVegas90 https://t.co/8xcNgcgrs7
Looks like Marvin Vettori could be out of his fight against Brendan Allen. (Via Brendan Allen’s Instagram) https://t.co/wLbkElcOz9
Marvin Vettori is out of his main event with Brendan Allen I think its time for this rematch https://t.co/1KiXiCzZ1D https://t.co/9FQbmxHID9
Marvin’s OUT?!? 😭❌ 1st Rep. @DavidVanAuken https://t.co/8L2vLelrxl
I am hearing Marvin Vettori is OUT of his Main Event at #UFCVegas90 against Brendan Allen ~ per sources