Vettori and Dolidze stood and traded in a technical striking display which saw the former land with more volume while the latter banged home the more significant blows. Although most of Vettori’s strikes came from leg kicks while Dolidze closed the fight as a -650 favourite on Las Vegas betting lines.
Taking to Twitter in their masses, disgruntled fans voiced their displeasure. “How tf did Vettori win that!?!,” wrote @JSanchezFN. “No clue. I had Dolidze that whole fight,” replied @ninernate49.
Meanwhile, MMAFighting.com journalist Shaheen Al-Shatti, added: “Wow, I had that one 29-28 Dolidze. Thought he pulled it off. Very close fight, 29-28 Vettori is understandable. But 30-27 Vettori? Come on now. That’s certainly a scorecard. #UFC286.”
