Arnold Allen may have punched his ticket to a UFC featherweight title shot earlier tonight (Sat., Oct. 29, 2022) at UFC Vegas 63 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, when “Almighty” won a second-round TKO (knee injury) over battled-tested veteran Calvin Kattar.
Allen landed the more meaningful shots in the first round. He scored a few power punches and stiff left jabs to keep Kattar on the defense. Towards the end of the round Kattar injured his right knee while landing an awkward offensive attack. Allen tried to finish him with ground-and-pound but Kattar survived. He even seemed to regain his composure entering the second.
Allen took full advantage of Kattar’s misfortune and launched a leg kick early into Round 2. Kattar ate it, but when he posted on his right leg the knee gave out and the the fight was over. It wasn’t pretty, but Allen did what he had to do to get the main event stoppage and extend his UFC record to 10-0.
Check out the full fight video highlights below:
Undefeated in the UFC, riding an ELEVEN fight win streak!@ArnoldBFA enters to make a statement at #UFCVegas63
Watch LIVE now on @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/G4ldOfikEz
— UFC (@ufc) October 30, 2022
A mainstay atop the FW division! @CalvinKattar enters #UFCVegas63 for his 5th straight main event
Watch LIVE now on @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/4WLRJAHFQq
— UFC (@ufc) October 30, 2022
this is nasty. #UFCVegas63 pic.twitter.com/dLv3j8MWNL
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) October 30, 2022
Not the way anybody expected this one to go
This one will go down as a TKO for @ArnoldBFA after Kattar suffers a knee injury #UFCVegas63 pic.twitter.com/bPthoJOzwd
— UFC (@ufc) October 30, 2022
Calvin Kattar in visible pain as he leaves the octagon #UFCVegas63 pic.twitter.com/eeePwS11Gt
— MMA mania (@mmamania) October 30, 2022
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