In combat sports, trash-talking and banter can be an entertaining aspect. Many fighters use it to attract public attention, but sometimes the words used can cause offense, as seen in the case of Marvin Vettori. The Italian UFC fighter recently used a racial slur in response to a tweet from Dricus Du Plessis.
The South African UFC champion, Dricus Du Plessis, recently made a subtle dig at fellow middleweight fighter Brendan Allen following his defeat at UFC Paris. Allen fought the #4 ranked middleweight fighter Nassourdine Imavov last weekend in Paris and was comfortably defeated via unanimous decision. This led to a backlash against Allen from several UFC fighters, including Marvin Vettori. Interestingly, when Du Plessis criticized Brendan Allen for his loss, Vettori seemed to join in.
Maa n*gga
Marvin Vettori via X (@MarvinVettori)
Marvin Vettori may have joined forces with DDP partly due to his ongoing feud with Brendan Allen. Vettori and Allen appear to have a mutual dislike for each other. As such, they recently had a heated confrontation at a casino as well. Allen, an American fighter, has criticized Vettori multiple times in the past. When Vettori had the opportunity to respond, he didnโt hesitate to do so.
Maa nigga https://t.co/FA2PrRVV9q
โ Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) September 29, 2024
Interestingly, Marvin Vettori and Dricus Du Plessis share a great camaraderie between them. As such, the Italian, in particular, often heaped praises on the UFC middleweight champ. However, Vettoriโs participation in Allenโs insult did not sit well with fight fans. Consequently, they were shocked to see the โItalian Dreamโ being perceived as racist.
Fight fans react to Marvin Vettoriโs casual racial slur while responding to Dricus Du Plessis
Over the years, fight fans have condemned racism in the MMA community on several occasions. The beef between Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya was partly based on this issue. Amidst that, the Italian UFC middleweight fighter, Vettori, holds a great reputation in the organization. Most of the time, he avoids making controversial comments.
The fight fans were seemingly shocked to see the Italian fighterโs tweet. Following that, the MMA fans gave out their vivid reactions to it. As such, a few even condemned Vettori for dropping the N-word casually. Check out some of the reactions below.
Canโt believe this is real wow
โ Charlie Quinn (@CharlieQuinnMMA) September 29, 2024
Not a good look Marv
โ Streameast News Network (@StreameastNews) September 29, 2024
I had to check to make sure it was actually you๐ญ
โ Combat Sports Insider (@combat_insider) September 29, 2024
Oh damn, that’s racism ๐ณ
โ Caleb Ozbirn (@caleb_ozbirn) September 29, 2024
Interesting way to get back in the convo
โ Ashe๐ฅ BigTittyCards (@ashebabes) September 29, 2024
Vettori after posting this: pic.twitter.com/yS4nFoWTM9
โ Sports Master (@SpxrtsMxster) September 29, 2024
You are NOT Paulo Costa buddy๐ญ
โ THIZZ (@ThizzUchiha) September 29, 2024
Racist POS
โ Big Wes๐๐ Mount Everest๐ (@rpbigwes) September 29, 2024
bro you are racist?? i was a fanโฆ
โ KSI Fandom (@JJtheGoatKSIfan) September 29, 2024
New mythical fighter, Racially motivated vettori
โ Taylor๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ (@Taymma000) September 29, 2024
Never again, Marvin. Please and thank you.
โ Papi Live! (@papifab1921) September 30, 2024
Many fight fans were unhappy with Vettoriโs reaction. Some even mocked the Italian fighter for trying to portray a bad boy image. Additionally, others asked Vettori not to impersonate Paulo Costa, who is known for making controversial statements.
