UFC Middleweights Get Into Tussle on Seminole Hard Rock Gaming Floor

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweights Brendan Allen and Marvin Vettori started throwing punches on Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s gaming floor after watching a Professional Fighters League (PFL) match on Friday. 

The venue located in Hollywood, Florida was the site of the 2024 PFL Playoffs: Light Heavyweights & Lightweights event.

According to MMA Mania, the sudden bout was initiated by the 30-year-old Italian with a failed punching attempt toward light heavyweight Tuco Tokkos from Deerfield Beach, Florida.

This triggered professional mixed martial artist Michael Johnson who currently fights in UFC’s Lightweight division to move onlookers out of their way. 

Next, 28-year-old Allen engaged in a fight with Vettori. The South Californian stepped in and hit Vettori with a 1-2, “which made him fall into a roulette table,” according to the same report from MMA Mania.

The outburst escalated into a violent punch-throwing episode that ultimately resulted in several blows to each other’s faces, recorded by onlookers on their cell phones.

The fighters did not suffer any major injuries and the police did not make any arrests. 

UFC’s chief effective officer, Dana White, took it to X to comment on the fight, saying it “had to be (the) fight of the night if it was at PFL.”

Vettori also posted on his social media, describing the fight and saying “One armed Vettori is unbeaten. Ain’t never missing s**t.”

Vettori VS Allen Vettori Fight in April, Cancelled 

Vettori and Allen were supposed to fight at UFC 240 in April. However, Vettori suffered an injury and was forced to cancel the fight, according to MMA Junkie.

Allen fought Chris Curtis instead and won by a split decision.

Vettori criticized Allen’s “embarrassing” victory on social media, describing his performance in the ring using harsh words.

Allen is known as a rising star in the UFC after making his UFC debut as part of Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019 and winning seven consecutive fights. 

His record features 24-5 with 14 wins by way of submission.

The Italian who has been a part of UFC since 2016 debuted with a victory against Alberto Uda at UFC 202.

Vettori is 19-7 with nine submission victories. However, the fighter has lost two of his past three fights and three of his past five.

He is known for fighting Israel Adesanya and losing to him twice, once by split decision in 2018 and once by unanimous decision in 2021 in a UFC middleweight title match. 

Earlier this month, a couple that had won a jackpot at Hard Rock Casino Couple was subject to an armed robbery attack.

In July, the leading gaming and entertainment resort once again went over the $1 billion mark in awarded jackpots, making 2024 the fourth consecutive year when the casino reached this achievement.