Marvin Vettori (Guest) - EP #105

**Editor’s note: Marvin's sound quality clears up at the five-minute mark** Former Venator Fighting Championship Welterweight Champion, current UFC Middleweight contender, and the first Italian ever ranked in the top 5 in the UFC, Marvin Vettori, Skypes in for today's show! He and Mike talk all about his recent win over Jack Hermansson, competing with Darren Till to be the King of Europe's MMA scene, where Paulo Costa went wrong against Israel Adesanya, a potential rematch with Stylebender, his typical week of training at Kings MMA, how Fedor, Shogun and Cro Cop inspired him, making MMA popular in Italy, predictions for Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier and Khamzat Chimaev vs Leon Edwards, and more! Don't forget we post NINE HOURS EARLIER on YouTube so be sure to hit that subscribe button and click the bell for notifications so you can watch the episodes as soon as they are released! Watch the taping of this episode here: https://youtu.be/WgHJ7yEIiYo Be sure and check out all the clips and highlights of The Real Quick With Mike Swick Podcast at the official clip account, Quick Swick Clips: http://www.youtube.com/c/QuickSwickClips Please check out our sponsors and save: AKA Thailand, The Worlds Premier Luxury Training Resort. Save 10% now by booking online at https://akathailand.com ! Go to https://www.manscaped.com and use Promo Code: “Quick” to save 20% and get free shipping! Timestamps: 1:28 Recapping the Hermansson fight 5:03 Marvin is the first Italian in the top 5, but his job is far from done 7:01 Rafael Cordeiro's advice was spot on, and Hermansson's surprise 10:19 Marvin doesn't regret not going for the stoppage 11:32 How the Hermansson fight helped Marvin level up 13:31 Marvin wants to KO Darren Till and be the King of Europe 15:16 Marvin doesn't like Stylebender's style 16:43 Where Paulo Costa went wrong against Adesanya 18:53 100% chance of a rematch with "fake" Israel Adesanya 27:24 Breaking down Kevin Holland's win over Jacare Souza 32:18 A typical training week at Kings MMA 34:50 Fedor, Shogun, and Cro Cop were early influences on Marvin 36:14 Marvin trained all the time in high school 38:30 There was never a need for a backup plan 40:48 Marvin is making MMA popular in Italy 46:22 Conor vs Poirier could be a dog fight 48:46 Khamzat vs Edwards is almost impossible to call 50:28 Marvin watches tape, but not too much tape Business E-mail: Info@MikeSwick.com Follow: Marvin Vettori: https://www.instagram.com/marvinvettori https://twitter.com/marvinvettori https://www.facebook.com/MarvinVettoriMMA Mike Swick: http://www.Instagram.com/Mike_Swick http://www.twitter.com/OfficialSwick http://www.Facebook.com/MikeSwick Mike Swick is a 15-time UFC veteran and a former top contender in two weight divisions. He is also the founder and CEO of the AKA Thailand super gym in Phuket, as well as the owner of Swick Savage™ and Savage Life Media™. Follow Us: http://www.youtube.com/c/RealQuickwMikeSwickPodcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-quick-w-mike-swick-podcast/id1268441670 http://soundcloud.com/RealQuickPodcast http://Instagram.com/RealQuickWithMikeSwick http://Twitter.com/RQMSPodcast ​​https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=408915&refid=stpr Host: Mike Swick Guest: Marvin Vettori Produced & Directed by: Mike Swick Filmed & Edited by: Greg Blunt Clips and Marketing by: Evan Shoman Music Producer: Benny Youngbaht Music: Danny Bunnathong Artwork: Simon Netherton For more info about AKA Thailand: http://AKAThailand.com https://www.youtube.com/c/AKAThailandGym http://Instagram.com/AKAThailand http://Facebook.com/AKAThailandGym http://Twitter.com/AKAThailand Thank you for listening!