Tag: Calvin Kattar

Calvin Kattar: Alexander Volkanovski Has A Contender In Me

KattarCalvin Kattar feels he has done more than enough to warrant a place as one of UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski’s next opponents. Kattar made it four wins in his last five outings following an impressive performance in his five-round battle with Dan Ige in the UFC Fight Island 1 headliner last night. “The Boston […]

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Calvin Kattar feels he has done more than enough to warrant a place as one of UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski’s next opponents.

Kattar made it four wins in his last five outings following an impressive performance in his five-round battle with Dan Ige in the UFC Fight Island 1 headliner last night.

“The Boston Finisher” usually does his talking in the Octagon and hopes Volkanovski sees that — especially as the champion has repeatedly spoken of cleaning out the featherweight division.

“I mean if I make my case, I don’t got to do it with my mouth,” Kattar said at the post-fight press conference (via MMA Fighting). “I do it in the cage. Like all these other guys, they all talk. Where I’m from, we don’t really talk about stuff too much. You go out and prove it. You earn it. In here, that’s not really the business model, so it’s a little bit of an adjustment for me. I go out, I fight, and I try to earn every opportunity in front of me.

“The champ should see that. He’s saying he wants contenders. You’re not going to find one more ready than myself.”

Kattar: They Can’t Deny Me If I Keep Winning

Volkanovski — coming off a split decision win over Max Holloway this past weekend — was certainly watching the fight and will have seen Kattar’s callout of him after the fight.

Although it is not a guarantee Kattar will get the next shot, he certainly believes he is now on the radar of many of the top featherweights.

“I know I’m on these guys’ radar,” Kattar said. “I’m a problem to deal with, and they’re all starting to realize they’re going to have to deal with me soon.

“I keep winning, they can’t deny me. That was my mindset getting into the UFC. I didn’t ask to get in the UFC. I just said if I keep winning, they won’t deny me. They can’t deny me. There’s nothing they can do if you keep winning. That’s what I’m doing right now. If they don’t want to give me a title shot now, go out, get another win. They can’t keep denying me forever. Hopefully top five after this fight and that’s a short list.”

At least when it comes to activity in 2020, nobody else in the top five other than Holloway comes close to Kattar who is now 2-0 for the year following his earlier win over Jeremy Stephens in May.

“Who’s my competition?” Kattar added. “No one’s been busy in 2020. I think I’m doing well for myself competing, earning opportunities and I can’t really say much for everybody else in the division.”

Do you think Kattar should get the next title shot? Or does he need at least one more win against a top-five opponent?

Calvin Kattar To Alex Volkanovski: ‘You’re Not Going To Find One More Ready Than Myself’

Calvin Kattar believes his next UFC fight should be for the featherweight title. In the main event of UFC Fight Island 1, Kattar beat Dan Ige by decision, in a fight many pundits, including two judges saw him winning four rounds. “The Boston Fini…

Calvin Kattar believes his next UFC fight should be for the featherweight title. In the main event of UFC Fight Island 1, Kattar beat Dan Ige by decision, in a fight many pundits, including two judges saw him winning four rounds. “The Boston Finisher” looked impressive and proved he could go five hard rounds. Now, […]

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Calvin Kattar Bests Dan Ige – UFC Fight Island 1 Highlights

Kattar IgeCalvin Kattar enjoyed a statement-making win at UFC Fight Island 1. Kattar took on Dan Ige in the event’s headliner in what was a back-and-forth encounter early on. However, “The Boston Finisher” soon started taking over and although he couldn’t get the desired finish over a durable Ige, he did do enough to get a […]

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Calvin Kattar enjoyed a statement-making win at UFC Fight Island 1.

Kattar took on Dan Ige in the event’s headliner in what was a back-and-forth encounter early on.

However, “The Boston Finisher” soon started taking over and although he couldn’t get the desired finish over a durable Ige, he did do enough to get a clear-cut unanimous decision victory.

That puts him at four wins in his last five as he is now seemingly among the contenders for a potential featherweight title shot.

You can watch the highlights below:

What did you think of Kattar’s performance?

UFC Fight Night: Kattar Vs. Ige Bonuses

IgeEarlier tonight (Wed. July 15th, 2020) UFC Fight Night: Kattar Vs. Ige took place from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The island hosted the main event bout between #6 ranked Featherweight Calvin Kattar and #10 ranked Dan Ige. What was a back and forth striking match seemingly began with Kattar taking the first round. In the […]

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Earlier tonight (Wed. July 15th, 2020) UFC Fight Night: Kattar Vs. Ige took place from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

The island hosted the main event bout between #6 ranked Featherweight Calvin Kattar and #10 ranked Dan Ige. What was a back and forth striking match seemingly began with Kattar taking the first round. In the second round, the momentum began to swing with Ige landing a big shot on Kattar injuring his nose. The third and fourth rounds were both very competitive rounds that saw Kattar stuff many of Ige’s takdown attempts making it clear heading into the final round that Kattar was up on the scorecards. Ultimately the judges saw it for Kattar leading him to win by unanimous decision. Outside of the main event, this great night of fights provided plenty of moments warranting of receiving a bonus.

Fight of the Night came in the first bout on the main card between Mounir Lazzez and Abdul Razak Alhassan. Both high-level strikers, Alhassan came out immediately landed huge shots and looking as though the fight was soon to be stopped. Lazzez weathered the storm continuing to pick apart a tired Alhassan apart throughout the following rounds and secure himself the win.

The First Performance of the Night bonus was awarded to Modestas Bukauskas for him victory against Andreas Michailidis. Bukauskas edged out the exciting striking exchanges in the round landing a massive elbow right before the buzzer stunning Michailidis and making the referee call the fight off in between rounds.

The Second Performance of the Night bonus went to Lerone Murphy for his TKO victory against Ricardo Ramos. Ramos, who looked to grapple against Murphy was taken down and finished by the fighter in the final minute of the first round.

The Third Performance of the Night bonus went to Khamzat Chimaev for his dominant victory against John Phillips. Out the gate, Chimaev secured a takedown securing and beating down on Phillips for the majority of the round. Early in round two, it looks as though the same was about to ensue until Chimaev secured a darce choke to get the submission win and secure his bonus.

Calvin Kattar Beats Dan Ige In Five-Round War – UFC Fight Island 1 Results

Calvin KattarIT’S TIME! The UFC Fight Island 1 main event is finally upon us. Featherweight contenders Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige will square off for five-minute rounds. The winner will move one step closer to a shot at 145lb champ Alexander Volkanovski. Round 1: A tentative start to the fight. Both men are taking their time. […]

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IT’S TIME! The UFC Fight Island 1 main event is finally upon us. Featherweight contenders Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige will square off for five-minute rounds. The winner will move one step closer to a shot at 145lb champ Alexander Volkanovski.

Round 1: A tentative start to the fight. Both men are taking their time. Dan Ige eventually wades in with some looping hooks which dont really land. A little break in the action before Ige rushes in again with no luck. Calvin Kattar appears to be trying to time him opponent but isn’t throwing much yet. Ige lands a body shot but eats a hook for his troubles. Kattar lands to the head and body. Ige doesn’t like it and shoots for a takedown. He drive Kattar across the cage but isn’t able to get it. Ige is on his back. Kattar contemplates jumping in with ground strike but ultimately lets his opponent up. This fight is really catching fire now. Both fighters are landing beautiful strikes. Kattar with the more eye catching stuff but Ige is sticking with him. Kattar leaves himself wide open and eats a right hand for doing so. It doesn’t both him thought and he jumps in with a flying knee and follows up with punches as the round ends.

Round 2: Another slow start to the round. Lot’s of movement from both men just not a lot of action. Ige lands to the body – lovely shot. One-two straight down the pipe from Kattar. Ige tries to loop in with a right hand but eats one right down the middle again. Ige lands big! This is really a back and forth fight. To the body and to the head from Ige. Kattar is bleeding heavily from the nose, it appears to be bothering him. Back-to-back jabs from Kattar who’s had a tough round two so far. They begin exchanging shots in the middle of the cage. Ige stumbles backward and Kattar throws a flying knee which just misses the mark. The fighters posture and feint as round two ends.

Round 3: Kattar is getting aggressive at the start of round three. He is back up his opponent. Throwing lots of punches and kicks to every section of Ige’s body. Ige responds though. A beautiful shot to the body. He i waiting for Kattar to jump in and then countering him with good head strikes. Huge body shot from Kattar. Ige eats it. Kattar is really getting after it now. He certainly has the heavier hands but Ige is matching him for volume. Ige has huge swelling over his eye and it seems to be bothering him. The round ends with Kattar stalking his opponent.

Round 4: Big swing to the body from Ige to open up the round. He shoots for a takedown and almost take it to the mat. Huge right from Kattar. Ige is so tough to take it. They clinch and Kattar ends up in top position. He’s landing ground and pound. Kattar backs away and lets his man back up. Ige is winding up with big punches and elbows looking for the knockout shot – so far he hasn’t been able to land. Inside low kick from Kattar. Ige returns with a hook followed by a body shot. Kattar is the fresher fighter towards the end of round four. He is stalking Ige and begins to open up with shots but the bell sounds to end the round.

Round 5: Both guys swinging big at the start of the final round. Lot’s of strikes missed but Kattar lands an eye-catching right hand. He pops out a nice jab too. Just as one many seems to be taking control the other fires back. Ige seems to have got his second wind now. Lot’s of good strikes starting to land for him. Ige shoots for a takedown but Kattar does very well to defend. Ige’s right eye is almost swollen shut now, it looks nasty! Body shot from Kattar. Ige comes forward catches Kattar on the end of his flurry but it doesn’t make an impact. Kattar defends another takedown. He lands a big knee. Ige is on the floor eating shots as the buzzer sounds to end the fight.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Calvin Kattar def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (49/46 X2 & 48/47)

UFC on ESPN 13 Highlights: Calvin Kattar Outlasts Dan Ige in FireFight

Calvin Kattar vs. Dan Ige served as the main event of UFC on ESPN 13. The two fighters met in a featherweight bout on Wednesday night (July 15, 2020) at the UFC on ESPN 13 event from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island aka Fight Island. There was no feeling o…

Calvin Kattar vs. Dan Ige served as the main event of UFC on ESPN 13. The two fighters met in a featherweight bout on Wednesday night (July 15, 2020) at the UFC on ESPN 13 event from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island aka Fight Island. There was no feeling out process at all in this fight […]

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