After injuries sidelined him for the longest layoff of his career, former middleweight title challenger Vettori (19-8-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) returned Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, only to drop a unanimous decision against Roman Dolidze (14-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in a rematch of a fight he won on the scorecards at UFC 286 in March 2023.

Roman Dolidze took issue with judges who scored their first fight in favor of Marvin Vettori. On Saturday, Dolidze and the judges aligned as he won a unanimous decision in the UFC Fight Night main event.

The Georgian won his middleweight rematch against the Italian by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) in the main event at UFC Vegas 104 inside the UFC APEX, securing his third straight win.