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UFC Fight Night: Holloway Vs. Kattar Bonuses

Earlier tonight (Sat. January 16th, 2021) UFC Fight Island 7 took place from a partially filled Etihad Arena in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The arena played host to an integral matchup in the UFC Featherweight division between the former champion Max Holloway and rising contender Calvin Kattar. After losing a successful bid to reclaim his […]

Earlier tonight (Sat. January 16th, 2021) UFC Fight Island 7 took place from a partially filled Etihad Arena in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

The arena played host to an integral matchup in the UFC Featherweight division between the former champion Max Holloway and rising contender Calvin Kattar. After losing a successful bid to reclaim his title in June of 2020, Holloway looked towards the upcoming contender Kattar to get himself back in the win column and set himself in place for another title fight. This fight proved to be the perfect way to start 2021 delivering a five-round striking clinic hosted by the former champion. In the co-main, two UFC veterans faced off in the Welterweight division. The former interim champion Carlos Condit took on Matt Brown in an excellent three-round war that saw Condit take the decision to claim victory. Outside of these two bouts, the first event of the year proved to be phenomenal with the main card delivering stellar performances and many finishes warranting bonuses.

The First Performance of the Night bonus of the night went to Alessio Di Chirico for his stellar knockout of Joaquin Buckley. The highly-touted prospect was predicted to add yet another highlight-reel finish to his record when taking on Di Chirico, however, it was Buckley who wound up on the end of someone else’s highlight reel knockout. Di Chirico landed a head kick in the middle of the first round and closed the show.

The next Performance of the Night bonus came in the following fight when Li Jinliang pulled off an upset when welcoming back the streaking Welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio. After a long feeling out process Jinliang was able to find a show that would ultimately close the show and break the winning streak Ponzinibbio had complied before his extended layoff from the sport.

The final bonus, Fight of the Night came in the five-round main event between Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar. This fight showcased how technically sound Holloway is and also just how durable Kattar can be. From the first round, Holloway displayed an extremely high pace and volume landing the most strikes in a UFC fight ever. While Kattar was on the other end of the onslaught, the top-ranking featherweight did have some big shots of his own. These, however, were few and far between. Overall Holloway dominated the fight and won on the judge’s scorecards to put himself back in the win column and as close as possible to the next title shot.

Max Holloway Shines In Masterful Decision Win Over Calvin Kattar – UFC Fight Island 7 Highlights

Former UFC featherweight champion, Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway is back in the winner’s enclosure — possibly eclipsing his incredible 2018 outing against Brian ‘T-City’ Ortega to boot, snapping a two-fight rise of the number-six ranked Calvin Kattar in a five-round battering. Blasting out the gate early, Holloway looked incredibly sharp with his hands in the early […]

Blasting out the gate early, Holloway looked incredibly sharp with his hands in the early exchanges of the opening round. Landing a couple of nasty calf kicks, Kattar stifled some of the Hawaiian’s early pressure, sticking well behind his jab as the latter pushing forward as his customary. Landing a couple of decent spinning back-kicks to the midsection before the first round buzzer, Holloway’s sheer activity won him the opening frame.

In an absolutely massive round for the former champion, Holloway split Kattar’s guard with a massive, slicing elbow on two separate occasions, drawing a sizeable cut on the forehead of the Matheun native. Almost scoring a similar buzzing beating high-kick knockdown, Holloway clipped Kattar behind the ear to close the second frame.

Having some better moments in the third round, Kattar landed well with that straight right on occasion, however, it was just more of the same from the onset from Holloway — scoring a series of lengthy combinations with aplomb with some of the best volume striking of his career.

In what’s sure to hold up as a Round of the Year contender, Holloway and Kattar bit down on their respective mouthpieces at the fence, swinging wild hooks and elbows for the majority of the fourth round. Holloway settled the pace in the first of two championship rounds towards the end, taking yet another frame in this one.

Taking the final round as well in one of the best displays in his carer, Holloway took home a unanimous decision win — even landing some incredible ‘no-look’ strikes on Kattar in the final minutes of the round. With Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega slated for UFC 260 in late March — Holloway should most definitely face the victor.

Below, check out the highlights from Holloway’s blitzing of Kattar over five-rounds.

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UFC on ABC 1 Highlights: Max Holloway Outstrikes Calvin Kattar In Wild Fight

Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar closed the first event in 2021 with excitement. The two fighters met in a featherweight bout on Saturday (January 16, 2021) at the UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar event from Fight Island in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Th…

Max Holloway Batters Calvin Kattar – UFC Fight Island 7 Results

In the UFC Fight Island 7 main event former featherweight champion Max Holloway takes on Calvin Kattar… Round 1: Max Holloway is touching Calvin Kattar with jabs early. Kattar lands a nice low leg lick. Another jab from ‘Blessed’. Another leg kick from Kattar. Holloway looks good early here. He’s getting after it in round […]

In the UFC Fight Island 7 main event former featherweight champion Max Holloway takes on Calvin Kattar…

Round 1: Max Holloway is touching Calvin Kattar with jabs early. Kattar lands a nice low leg lick. Another jab from ‘Blessed’. Another leg kick from Kattar. Holloway looks good early here. He’s getting after it in round one. Holloway is lanidng lots of volume but Kattar is having brief moments of success. The former champ is starting to mix in kicks as well now. Kattar lands back-to-back right hands. The fighters exchange leg kicks. Holloway lands then tries to jump in with a knee. Kattar lands another nice shot but Holloway reacts well and puts together several shots. ‘Blessed’ lands a clean spinning back kick to the body. Absolutley beautiful. He follows it up with some nice strikes upstairs. Kattar eats them well but he’s clearly lost this opening round as it comes to a close.

Round 2: Kattar tries to stand his ground at the start of round two but it’s not long before the volume coming from his opponent is too much and he’s forced back. It’s just sheer volume right now that’s overwhelming Kattar who seems to be waiting for the perfect shot. Holloway has Kattar down but it’s not a heavy knockdown and the American pops back up. Kattar puts a few shots together. Holloway reacts as expected by charging forward, throwing a bunch of shots. Holloway leaps in with a lead elbow which rocks Kattar down to his boots. Holloway follows up with a flurry of shots but Kattar stands up to them. ‘Blessed’ comes in again with another huge shot that cuts and wobbles Kattar. Another flurry of strikes but Kattar is still standing – covered in his own blood. Holloway goes upstairs with a kick which lands. Kattar is wobbling but the bell saves him from a certain finish.

Round 3: Kattar despite everything looks fresh at the start of round three. His corner has done a great job of cleaning up the cut. Holloway picks up where he left off and is pinging his opponent with so many shots. Kattar catches him coming in and seems to get a reaction. He follows up with another shot, this is certainly his best moment of the fight. Holloway bites down on his mouthpiece and swings wildly with Kattar. He retakes control of this fight, knocking the head back of his opponent. He’s tagging Kattar who manages to land another big right hand – he’s is still in this fight. Holloway again takes over the round with his volume but he’s for sure eating more shots in this round than any other. Lot’s of bodywork from Holloway who eats an elbow coming in but he’s unfazed. Holloway is getting playful in there. He’s landing at will. Another great round comes to a close. WHAT A FIGHT!

Round 4: Holloway is stepping on the gas at the start of round four. The straight shots are flying and landing as are the body shots. Kattar is game as they come. He’s eating everything and still looks dangerous with the odd shot he throws. Kattar lands a big left hook. Holloway doesn’t move. He hammers home to the body. Kattar returns with a jab. Holloway hurts Kattar to the body. He’s swarming now. Kattar looks ready to go but he continues to swing and land off the fence. Holloway is landing at will. Kattar is all over the place but will not go down. Finally, Holloway lets up and take a break after what seems like an age of relentless output. Kattar is pushing forward and still has pop on his shot but looks vulnerable. Holloway lands a huge head kick up top. WOW. Another epic round. How has Calvin Kattar survived?

Round 5: Holloway is popping out the jab and straight shots at the start of round five. He’s picking his shots abit more now. A straigh down the pipe seems to hurt Kattar again. Holloway doesn’t follow up too much. He seems content picking his moment. Holloway is playing now. He’s talking to the commenatry team and showing off his boxing defence. Holloway continues to talk and shout as he beats up Kattar. This is a crazy scene. Kattar is still game. He’s tring and throwing – even landing but he’s been outgunned here. We go to the judges but its not in dobut.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Max Holloway def. Calvin Kattar via unaminous decision

UFC Fight Island 7 Results: Holloway vs. Kattar

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Fight Island 7: Holloway vs. Kattar results throughout the night (Sat. 16th. January 2021) from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Opening up the UFC’s 2021 schedule, former undisputed featherweight titleholder, Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway makes his return to ‘Fight Island’ in his first non-title outing since 2016, as he draws […]

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Fight Island 7: Holloway vs. Kattar results throughout the night (Sat. 16th. January 2021) from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Opening up the UFC’s 2021 schedule, former undisputed featherweight titleholder, Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway makes his return to ‘Fight Island’ in his first non-title outing since 2016, as he draws the surging New England Cartel mainstay, Calvin Kattar. Title implications certainly on the line for the tonight’s main event victor.

Hoping to snap a two-fight losing run, Hawaii fan-favourite, Holloway dropped his undisputed crown to incumbent division best, Alexander ‘The Great’ Volkanovski at UFC 245 in December of 2019. Unsuccessfully prying the title back from the Aussie in the co-main event of UFC 251 in July last, Holloway dropped a razor-thin split decision loss to the City Kickboxing staple.

In a breakout year for the Methuen native, Kattar took home two victories in 2020. Featuring at UFC 249 in May, the Massachusetts striker stopped veteran knockout ace, Jeremy ‘Lil’ Heathen’ Stephens via a perfectly-timed step-in elbow before massive ground-and-pound ended the Iowa native’s night.

Headlining UFC Fight Island 1 in July, Kattar took main event honours for the second time in his Octagon stint, managing a unanimous judging victory over Holloway’s compatriot, ‘Dynamite’ Dan Ige over five-rounds in a competitive back-and-forth.

In a rescheduled pairing, veteran welterweight finishers, ‘The Natural Born Killer’ Carlos Condit and ‘The Immortal’ Matt Brown meet in an exciting matchup on paper. Recently snapping a lengthy skid, New Mexico native, Condit, a former WEC and interim UFC welterweight champion also makes his return to ‘Fight Island’ — having bested Court McGee over three-rounds via a unanimous decision.

Seen his two-fight rise snapped by uber-prospect, Miguel Baeza, perennial contender, Brown had beaten both Ben Saunder and The Ultimate Fighter 1 victor, Diego ‘The Nightmare’ Sanchez.

UFC Fight Island 7: Holloway vs. Kattar Results

Main Card: (ESPN+, ABC 3 P.M. ET)

Featherweight: Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar

Welterweight: Carlos Condit vs. Matt Brown

Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Li Jingliang

Middleweight: Joaquin Buckley vs. Alessio Di Chirico

Middleweight: Punahele Soriano vs. Dusko Todorovic

Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 12 P.M. ET)

Bantamweight: Yu Wanan vs. Joselyne Edwards

Heavyweight: Carlos Felipe vs. Justin Tafa

Welterweight: David Zawada vs. Ramazan Emeev

Bantamweight: Sarah Moras vs. Vanessa Melo

Featherweight: Jacob Kilburn vs. Austin Lingo

Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar – UFC Fight Island 7 Staff Predictions

In the UFC Fight Island 7 main event former featherweight champion Max Holloway takes on Calvin Kattar. Check out who the LowKickMMA writers are picking to win this mammoth main event…. Jordan Ellis: I’m backing Max Holloway in this one. In my opinion, he should be the featherweight champion right now, bad judging is the […]

In the UFC Fight Island 7 main event former featherweight champion Max Holloway takes on Calvin Kattar.

Check out who the LowKickMMA writers are picking to win this mammoth main event….

Jordan Ellis: I’m backing Max Holloway in this one. In my opinion, he should be the featherweight champion right now, bad judging is the only reason he is not. Besides that, he is just an elite-level fighter and has been competing/beating the cream of the crop for years. Calvin Kattar is talented and powerful but I just imagine he will be outgunned in the UFC Fight Island 7 main event.

Prediction: Max Holloway

Ryan MacCarthy: I’m a big fan of the greatest featherweight of all time Max Holloway. Calvin Kattar is blossoming before our very eyes, and he’s getting better. I think he’s starting to hit his stride for his team, The New England Cartel. Fighting Dan Ige over five rounds was a huge 5-round experience for him in his most recent fight. Kattar kind of started too slow, but came back in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th rounds. I cant stress enough how important this was for Calvin’s confidence and career progression. We know Max will take some damage in this fight. I think over five rounds, Max is gonna get hit with Calvin’s very dangerous right hand. So, this is gonna be super interesting to see how Max reacts to it when gets hit. This is a very very close high level fight to call. Im almost sure that this will go to a decision. But it will be full of fireworks and both men will walk away beat up after this war. I am so proud and impressed by the Boston based MMA team The New England Cartel and what coach Tyson Chartier has been able to do with Boston fighters Kattar and Rob Font, who had the biggest win of his career last month. So im going with my hometown team and picking Calvin Kattar by decision.

Prediction: Calvin Kattar

Alex Lough: A ‘Fight of the Year’ contender to start off 2021? I’m down. Holloway is coming into this fight off back-to-back losses, meaning he’ll desperately need a win in order to stay in the title picture and quell any naysayers that think he’s past his prime (despite not even being 30). The good news is, historically, Max always looks at his best when his back is against the wall. Kattar has all the tools to give Holloway a challenge; he’s as technical and methodical a striker as there is in the division, if not the UFC. I think the big difference in this fight will be the amount of pressure that Holloway is able to put forward. When he’s on his game, there’s just no way to prepare for what Holloway brings in that department. Kattar has the skill to keep the distance and pick Holloway apart if Max lets him, but Calvin’s only fight against someone near Holloway’s level was Zabit, and we saw he wasn’t able to do that in their fight. Holloway’s pressure and experience carry him to a decision victory.

Prediction: Max Holloway

Julian Pacheco: I cannot wait to start watching again UFC. I expect a great fight from both sides, my heart wants Kattar to win but I think Holloway will be over him constantly in order to avoid the reach advantage. Holloway 3rd round or by the end of second round.

Prediction: Max Holloway

Ross Markey: I‘ve been chopping and changing my prediction all week in regards to Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar. Two of the most technical strikers in the featherweight division today, capable of mitigating each other’s styles as well. Holloway always brings his smothering volume and masterful shot selection, while Kattar fails to ever put a step wrong it seems in regards to his movement. As sharp a boxing talent with clean hands at featherweight today, the New England Cartel standout may lack championship experience compared to Holloway, but it’s his comfort and composure when on the back foot which really catch my eye ahead of this one. A fast start and constant work from Kattar is needed in this one or he runs the risk of fate repeating itself following his shortcoming against Zabit Magomedsharipov. Holloway to eek out a decision victory, but Kattar proves himself in an impressive performance nonetheless.

Prediction: Max Holloway

Harry O’Connor: I’m very excited to have UFC back on a Saturday night and what a card to kick us off. For me Holloway won his last fight and should be the champion. That just tells me the that he’s at a level where he can compete and beat anyone in the division. I am a big fan of Calvin Kattar though, his stand up is very exciting and he packs some power in his punch. It’s certainly an interesting match up with Holloway’s impressive chin and volume of punches he throws. I think Holloway will show his class and wear him down with his level of activity, I’m going to go for a Holloway stoppage in round four.

Prediction: Max Holloway

Frank Bonada: The Blessed Express is back! The changes Holloway brought into his game for the Volk rematch were instantly noticeable and brutally efficient. His utilization off a muay thai stance lessened the effectiveness of Volkanovski’s legs kick, whilst also allowing him to employ head kicks, much to Volk’s detriment in the early rounds. Kattar is undeniably one of the most dangerous boxers in the division, and his reach advantage could definitely give him the edge in certain exchanges. However Holloways experience in main events, as well as his more versatile tool set will have him, in my opinion, picking up a unanimous decision victory.

Prediction: Max Holloway

I feel this is the most intriguing main event out of the three we have in Fight Island. Will Max be able to pressure Calvin like he did all other Featherweights prior to Volkanovski? Or will Calvins recent improvement keep going on and make it 3 in a row? I have a feeling that we’ll see a upset, the New England cartel have something special going on over there and I believe it will be a bit similar to the Max Dustin 2 fight where both will land but Calvin will have just a bit more power. Im going Kattar via unanimous decision.

Prediction: Calvin Kattar