Vettori (19-10) has lost four fights in a row in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship and is scheduled to face
Ismail
Naurdiev (25-8) at UFC
332 on Oct. 3 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The Italian
recently revealed that he has parted ways with
American Top Team and returned to
Kings MMA.

Beneil Dariush takes over as Vettori’s head coach ahead of UFC
332

While Vettori has no complaints about ATT, he believes the gym
wasn't getting the best out of him. The former title challenger has
returned to his roots in California, where he trained during his
ascent through the middleweight ranks. While the Kings MMA team he
previously trained with no longer exists in the same form, Vettori
said he is now training with Beneil
Dariush as his head coach.

“I made some changes… I'm back in California,†Vettori told MMA
Fighting. “I had to find myself again and I did. I feel good. I’m
actually excited to fight… I went back to my roots and went back to
what made me the fighter who won five in a row and fought for the
title… ATT, I've got nothing but great things to say. I feel like
it wasn't getting the best out of me… [My new team] is not Kings
MMA like the one that was before; that doesn't even exist anymore.
I have been training with Beneil Dariush as a head coach. And I
went back to my boxing coach, my S&C coach.â€

Vettori trained at Kings MMA from 2015 to 2022 before a brief stint
at
Xtreme Couture. “The Italian Dream†then moved to Florida in
2023 to train at ATT.

Ultimate Fighting Championship bout.

Rodriguez (7-0) will face Alden Coria
(13-3) on Oct. 3 on the prelims of UFC
332 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The unbeaten
Dana White's Contender Series graduate wants to break into the
Top 15 at 125 pounds by the end of 2026 and is targeting a ranked
opponent later this year.

Imanol Rodriguez plans to pursue Joshua Van after facing Alden
Coria at UFC 332

In a pre-fight interview ahead of UFC 332, Rodriguez expressed his
desire to face a ranked opponent if he defeats Coria. The
26-year-old wants to return to the Octagon in December and is
targeting a “clean†performance Saturday that would allow him to
make a two-month turnaround.

“I have a plan for this year and that’s to fight again in
December,†Rodriguez said. “So, this is a win that needs to be
clean. And I want to call out some people on the rankings and see
somebody up in the rankings that I can fight.â€

Rodriguez has also set his sights on flyweight champion Joshua Van,
Coria's teammate.

“I think Joshua Van will be in the corner of Alden Coria, so I
think he’s going to see that if we cross paths, he’s going to have
a tough fighter ahead of him, a tough challenge,†Rodriguez added.
“First, I’ll go for his friend and then I’ll go for him.â€

Rodriguez has finished all seven of his professional victories,
including six by knockout and one by submission, and is 1-0 in the
UFC. Meanwhile, Coria is 3-0 in the UFC and is riding a seven-fight
unbeaten streak.