Vettori: ‘B*tch’ Izzy Is Not My Friend, He’s My ‘Boy’

Because they’re NOT friends!

UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori ambushed Israel Adesanya at the UFC fighter hotel earlier this week and demanded “The Last Stylebender” hand over his 185-pound belt. Not surprisingly, that didn’t sit well with Adesanya, who reminded “The Italian Dream” they are not — and never will be — friends.

“Just so you know, from now on I’ll call you ‘bitch’ or ‘boy’ … okay, boy? Fuck you little boy,” Vettori shouted to Adesanya on Episode 4 of the UFC 263 “Embedded” video blog.

“He was not happy that I called him friend,” Vettori later told the cameras. “Of course he’s not my friend, I just didn’t know what to call him. But now I know: either ‘bitch’ or ‘boy’.”

Adesanya will defend his 185-pound strap against Vettori in the UFC 263 pay-per-view (PPV) main event on Sat. night (June 12, 2021) inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, a rematch from their UFC on FOX 29 showdown that ended in favor of the champion.

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