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Calvin Kattar Still Going Through Concussion Protocols Following Max Holloway Defeat

Kattar Max HollowayCalvin Kattar is still going through concussion protocols. That’s according to his New England Cartel teammate and UFC bantamweight Rob Font who provided an update on the exciting featherweight in a recent interview. Kattar, of course, is coming off a lopsided unanimous decision defeat to Max Holloway when they headlined against each other back in […]

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Calvin Kattar is still going through concussion protocols.

That’s according to his New England Cartel teammate and UFC bantamweight Rob Font who provided an update on the exciting featherweight in a recent interview.

Kattar, of course, is coming off a lopsided unanimous decision defeat to Max Holloway when they headlined against each other back in January.

Although Kattar showed plenty of heart to last the full five rounds, he was ultimately outclassed by the former featherweight king who went on to land a record 445 significant strikes.

And as things stand, Kattar is still being babied in the gym as he eases back into training.

“He’s in and out (of the gym),” Font said (via MyMMANews). “He’s kind of still going through the concussion protocols. He’s not concussed but they’re just babying him right now. So they’re having him do a lot of like little hand-eye coordination things, balance drills. Stuff like that — boring, non-contact type of stuff. He’s been holding pads for me. They just went to Florida for his birthday.

“He’s in and out. We’re trying to kick him out of the gym because he’s getting anxious. He’s kind of getting to that point where he wants to start moving around more. It’s like a little baby, we’re just trying to baby him right now. Like, ‘Slow down, you’ve got a lot of big fights, a busy year, just take time off and just hang out.’ But it’s hard, especially coming off of a loss. You want to get back and you want to fix everything you thought you messed up, and right now we can’t. So it’s one of those things where I want him back in the gym, but he shouldn’t be in the gym, so we’re trying to think of ways to keep him active inside the gym.”

While it’s frustrating for Kattar, taking it slow is the best thing he can do — especially given how much damage he took to the head against Holloway.

Max Holloway On Calvin Kattar Win: ‘I Think That Was My Best Performance’

Max HollowayFormer featherweight champion Max Holloway has reflected on his lopsided decision win over top contender Calvin Kattar. ‘Blessed’ put on a striking clinic against Kattar over five rounds in the main event of UFC on ABC 1. In the final round, Holloway began addressing the commentary team and declared himself the best boxer in MMA […]

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Former featherweight champion Max Holloway has reflected on his lopsided decision win over top contender Calvin Kattar.

‘Blessed’ put on a striking clinic against Kattar over five rounds in the main event of UFC on ABC 1.

In the final round, Holloway began addressing the commentary team and declared himself the best boxer in MMA while simultaneously dodging Kattar’s punches.

In a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, Holloway reflected on the fight he believes is the best performance of his career.

“No, I think that was my best performance out there,” Holloway said. “We get better every time, right? That’s what we did. And to do it against a guy like Calvin Kattar who many hold him as one of the great boxers, not in our division but all of UFC.”

“To have that performance against him was great. But, like I’ve been telling everybody, it takes two man, It takes two to tango,” Holloway added. “Calvin deserves just as much praise as I do. He was in there taking it, he was in there giving it. Nothing but respect to him. But I really believe that was my best performance for sure… I just felt like I was untouchable in there” (Transcribed by Essentially Sports)

Do you agree with Max Holloway? Did ‘Blessed’ put in a career best performance against Calvin Kattar?

Calvin Kattar’s Coach Explains Why He Didn’t Stop Fight Against Max Holloway

Tyson Chartier, the head coach of Calvin Kattar, has explained why he didn’t stop the fight against Max Holloway. In the main event of UFC Fight Island 7, Holloway and Kattar met in what many thought would be a very even fight. However, the Hawai…

Tyson Chartier, the head coach of Calvin Kattar, has explained why he didn’t stop the fight against Max Holloway. In the main event of UFC Fight Island 7, Holloway and Kattar met in what many thought would be a very even fight. However, the Hawaiian put on a striking clinic and set a new record […]

Flashback To White Worrying Kattar Would Die After Holloway Loss

As we now know, Calvin Kattar did survive his fight against Max Holloway last year, but Dana White wasn’t so sure that would be the case while watching the fight.

One year ago immediately following the Holloway/Kattar fight, UFC President Dana Whit…

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As we now know, Calvin Kattar did survive his fight against Max Holloway last year, but Dana White wasn’t so sure that would be the case while watching the fight.

One year ago immediately following the Holloway/Kattar fight, UFC President Dana White said thought the main event between Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar should’ve been stopped after the fourth round.

In a video the UFC uploaded, it showed White freaking out thinking Kattar might die due to all the damage he sustained.

After the fourth round, White spoke to UFC executive Hunter Campbell and said he wanted Kattar to the hospital immediately after the fight.

“He took so much f*cking punishment in this fight, I’m freaking out a little bit, man. I don’t know. I don’t like it. This reminds me of the kind of fight where the fight’s over, and he walks out back and f*cking dies. I think that f*cking Herb Dean should’ve stopped it before the (fifth) round. He was wobbling all over the f*cking place,” White said on the UFC’s Grand Stage video.

“When we had him up against the cage, that’s when he had him,” Campbell said.

“He should have stopped the fight right there,” White said.

Kattar’s Manager Explains Non-Stoppage

Max Holloway bloodies, batters Calvin Kattar to put on five-round clinic in UFC Fight Island 7 main event - MMA Fighting

Weeks later, Kattar’s manager, Tyson Chartier, offered the following explanation for why the fight was not stopped:

“It definitely did [get close to us stopping it],” Chartier stated to MMAFighting. “I’m sitting in the corner and every time things were getting really bad, Calvin’s back was to us, and we see Max, and we see Herb. There was a couple of times when we were like, ‘F*ck, is he gonna stop it?’ And I was hoping Herb would stop it. And then all of a sudden we saw he wasn’t going to stop it, we were like, ‘Should we throw in the towel?’ And then I’m thinking we’re gonna throw in the towel, and then Calvin would crack him. Then he would get off the fence and start landing shots. Like, damn it!”

“It definitely did [get close to us stopping it],” Chartier stated to MMAFighting. “I’m sitting in the corner and every time things were getting really bad, Calvin’s back was to us, and we see Max, and we see Herb. There was a couple of times when we were like, ‘F*ck, is he gonna stop it?’ And I was hoping Herb would stop it. And then all of a sudden we saw he wasn’t going to stop it, we were like, ‘Should we throw in the towel?’ And then I’m thinking we’re gonna throw in the towel, and then Calvin would crack him. Then he would get off the fence and start landing shots. Like, damn it!”

“There was one point in the fourth round where I looked at Jake [Mainini], the Muay Thai coach, and I was like, ‘Dude, Max is getting tired.’ It was crazy because he was beating us up, but you could see it in his eyes like, ‘Ughh,’ and then he tried to wrestle, tried to take us down, he was getting tired from beating us up and then Calvin landed a good shot again and the round ended.”

The good news was that Calvin Kattar ended up healing up his injuries and there was no significant life-altering damage. However, “The Boston Finisher” did sustain a plethora of injuries.

Tonight will be the first time he competes again since absorbing a record number of strikes from “Blessed.” He will be featured in the UFC Vegas 46 against another top-level striker, Giga Chikadze.

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Calvin Kattar Issues First Statement After Loss To Max Holloway

Calvin Kattar has issued a statement following his loss to Max Holloway in the main event of UFC Fight Island 7. Kattar was looking to earn a title shot with a win over Holloway but that did not go as planned. The Hawaiian put on a striking clinic and …

Calvin Kattar has issued a statement following his loss to Max Holloway in the main event of UFC Fight Island 7. Kattar was looking to earn a title shot with a win over Holloway but that did not go as planned. The Hawaiian put on a striking clinic and pieced up Kattar for five rounds. […]

Dana White: Holloway Deserves World Title Shot For Next Fight

You can add the UFC president to the list of people who would like to see a rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Max “Blessed” Holloway was absolutely sensational in his victory over Calvin Kattar at UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar l…

You can add the UFC president to the list of people who would like to see a rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Max “Blessed” Holloway was absolutely sensational in his victory over Calvin Kattar at UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar last night. The fighters took home Fight of the Night bonuses, and […]