Allen, Vettori Settle Beef on UFC 318 Prelims; Ateba Gautier Gets Quick Finish

Brendan Allen on beef with Vettori and coach over brother comments

Following his decisive victory over Marvin Vettori at UFC 318, Brendan Allen showed remarkable sportsmanship by extending heartfelt condolences to his opponent while revealing the personal motivation behind his compassionate response. The middleweight bout represented more than just another contest on the UFC card. Vettori had endured the tragic loss of his brother in a house fire earlier this year, making his appearance at the event all th…

Empathetic Brendan Allen didn’t besmirch Marvin Vettori’s late brother during eyebrow-raising UFC 318 interview - ‘I can’t imagine the pain’

Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Brendan Allen got back into the win column against bad-blood rival Marvin Vettori, scoring a unanimous decision at UFC 318 last night (Sat., July 19, 2025) from inside Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La. After the fight, while speaking with UFC 318 broadcaster Daniel Cormier, Allen shouted out his brother, who was in the stands, for the first time. “I live 45 mi…

UFC 318 video: Brendan Allen told Marvin Vettori’s coaches to ‘get the f*ck out of my face’ after fight

Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC NEW ORLEANS—Following a big win over Marvin Vettori at UFC 318, Brendan Allen talks to the media about squashing their beef, his post-fight run-in with Vettori’s coaches, the emotions fighting in his home state of Louisiana and more. “I just told [Vettori] our problems aside, my heart goes out to him and his family,” Allen said. “My brother has his accident and he totally lost his brother, so I can’t imagine the p…

UFC 318: Brendan Allen Claims Decision Over Marvin Vettori After Heated Build-Up

Once the type of match-up that might have headlined a Fight Night card, the middleweight showdown between Brendan Allen and Marvin Vettori instead arrived as part of the UFC 318 prelims in Saturday. The fight had been a long time coming, with the pair having been scheduled to face off in April 2024. Then, the duo managed to get into it outside of the cage in an incident at a casino last August. Both men had lost their last two fights, giving som…