Marvin Vettori is mourning the death of his brother as the former UFC middleweight title challenger announced Tuesday that he died.
According to Italian news station TgCom24, Patrick Vettori died in a house fire. He was 30.
TgCom24 reported that a fire broke out at Patrick’s apartment in Mezzocorona located in the province of Trento in northern Italy.
Stunned by the news, Marvin, 31, shared a heartbreaking tribute to his brother on Instagram, which included a series of childhood photos.
“You were and always will be number 1 my little brother!” Marvin wrote. “You left a void that cannot be filled. I will love you until my last breath. I don’t think I’ll be the same after today because maybe I never told you, but you’ve always been my strength.”
Since losing his lone title fight to Israel Adesanya in June 2021, Marvin Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) is 2-3 in his past five bouts. He’s currently on a two-fight skid after most recently losing a unanimous decision to Roman Dolidze last month in the UFC Fight Night 254 main event. It was Vettori’s first fight after a 19-month layoff.
