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Aljamain Sterling Moves on From Max Holloway Fight, Targets Calvin Kattar for featherweight debut

Aljamain Sterling is already moving on from his proposed clash with former featherweight titleholder Max Holloway. Following his loss…

Aljamain Sterling is already moving on from his proposed clash with former featherweight titleholder Max Holloway.

Following his loss to Sean O’Malley at UFC 292, the ‘Funk Master’ appeared to be all, but ready to move on from the bantamweight division. Featherweight looks to be in his future and Sterling was hoping that a clash with Holloway would serve as his divisional debut.

Unfortunately, that no longer appears to be the case as Sterling is shifting his focus from ‘Blessed’ to another perennial contender at 145, Calvin Kattar.

“I think I got a little bit of clarity today,” Sterling said on his YouTube channel. “I spoke with my manager, my fiance, and we kind of went over some things and scenarios. One of the things we realized is maybe the Max fight isn’t gonna come to fruition.

“At this point, I just think he has bigger opportunities in the sense of whether or not he’s going up a weight class or the opportunity of if he were to wait to see what happens between [Ilia] Topuria and ‘Volk’ [Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in February 2024]. It can completely open up a brand new door for him to go back to sitting on the throne.“

“So, I guess you kinda gotta play chess at this point in both of our careers, and I would just imagine this fight doesn’t make a ton of sense to him right now,” he continued. “But whoever I do fight next in the 145-pound division, it might be Calvin Kattar. If you guys want to get a message out for me, respectfully.”

“I don’t know, Calvin, we could do this, see when your knee is ready to go, and much respect to you guys and your team. I think March or April would be cool. UFC 300 or maybe we could jump on that Miami card in March” (h/t MMA Mania).

Kattar has been out of action since suffering a torn ACL against Arnold Allen at UFC Vegas 63 in October 2022. The Boston Finisher’ has dropped three of his last four inside the Octagon, including losses to Max Holloway, Josh Emmett, and the aforementioned Allen.

Even so, Kattar holds the No. 7 spot in the featherweight rankings, making him a prime target for Aljamain Sterling to quickly climb into the top ten of his new weight class.

Calvin Kattar Reveals ACL Tear Will Keep Him Sidelined Until 2024

UFC featherweight contender Calvin Kattar will be watching from the sidelines until 2024 Calvin Kattar suffered a gruesome knee injury in his most bout against no. 4 ranked Arnold Allen this past October, which was his second-straight defeat, as he’d lost a close split decision to no. 5 ranked Josh Emmett earlier that summer. This […]

UFC featherweight contender Calvin Kattar will be watching from the sidelines until 2024

Calvin Kattar suffered a gruesome knee injury in his most bout against no. 4 ranked Arnold Allen this past October, which was his second-straight defeat, as he’d lost a close split decision to no. 5 ranked Josh Emmett earlier that summer. This marked the only the second time he’d ever been finished throughout his 30-fight career, and his first defeat coming via some form of TKO.

Kattar has also gone 1-3 in his last four outings, one might think he’d want to get back in there as soon as he possibly could. But, he doesn’t want to rush the process and come back only to reinjure himself.

Kattar recently stated the following in an interview he did with MMAJunkie:

“I think it’s possible, but I don’t want to push for it. I kind of just want to sit back. Be patient, and I feel like it’s not so much cutting off a couple of months. (I) Just want to make sure I’m 100 percent when I get in there, and then this way I can just let it all go with reckless abandonment when I step back in there.

“I don’t want to have any second guessing stepping in there – should I have gone in too soon or not. I’ll just get that much more ready for an eventual return. I’m eyeing I believe 2024, first quarter for sure, and I’ll be ready to go with whoever they put in there with me next.

“For right now, it’s just recovery (and) getting back to being 100 percent healthy. And then eventually just taking out whoever they put in front of me next. I really don’t care who it is. (I need to) Just focus on getting back and competing at the level I know I can compete at.”

It’s hard to imagine what exactly the featherweight landscape will look like a year from now, but we’ll all be patiently awaiting his return. There isn’t an MMA fan out there that doesn’t love watching Calvin Kattar fight.

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Dan Ige Describes Benefits Of Training With Former Opponent

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Calvin Kattar set to undergo ACL surgery following loss to Arnold Allen, sidelined until the end of 2023

No. 7 ranked featherweight contender Calvin Kattar revealed he will be sidelined until the end of 2023 after suffering an ALC injury at UFC Vegas 63 last month. Calvin Kattar has had a bit of back luck inside the Octagon as of late, dropping three of his last four bouts including a big featherweight clash […]

No. 7 ranked featherweight contender Calvin Kattar revealed he will be sidelined until the end of 2023 after suffering an ALC injury at UFC Vegas 63 last month.

Calvin Kattar has had a bit of back luck inside the Octagon as of late, dropping three of his last four bouts including a big featherweight clash against fellow top-10 contender Arnold Allen on October 29th. In the opening round, Kattar appeared to injure himself following a flying knee attempt. Returning to his stool at the conclusion of the round, the ‘Boston Finisher’ was noticeably hurt but convinced his corner and the cageside physician that he could continue.

Just seconds into the second round, Kattar hit the canvas like a ton of pricks and that was all she wrote. Now a couple of weeks removed from the contest, Calvin Kattar revealed on Instagram that he will be undergoing surgery and his timeline for a return is late 2023.

“There’s not much I can say, it is what it is,” Kattar stated. “I tore my ACL, getting surgery in a couple weeks. Should be ready to go at the end of 2023. The goal remains the same.”

Is An Interim Title In Arnold Allen’s Future Following Win Over Calvin Kattar?

The win over Calvin Kattar extended Arnold Allen’s streak to 12 which dates all the way back to the summer of 2014. Sitting in the No. 4 spot in the featherweight rankings, Allen certainly has a case for a shot at the 145-pound title. However, with reigning division champion Alexander Volkanovski moving up to 155-pounds to challenge new lightweight king Islam Makhachev, a lot of fighters, including Allen, could end up waiting quite some time for their shot.

Volkanovski recently suggested an interim title could be established to keep the division moving forward during his venture into the lightweight world. With Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett rounding out featherweight’s likeliest title contenders, there will be an odd man out. Considering he has yet to lose inside the Octagon, it would be hard to imagine Allen being passed up should the UFC determine an interim title is the way to go.

Who would you like to see fight for an interim featherweight championship should the UFC deem it necessary?

See Calvin Kattar Suffer Knee Injury In Agonizing Slow-Mo (Graphic)

The knee injury Calvin Kattar suffered in his bout Arnold Allen looks even worse in slow motion. Nobody who is watching the UFC Vegas 63 main event featherweight contenders Kattar and Arnold Allen to end in the way that it did. After a tense start, an …

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UFC Fighters React To Arnold Allen’s Win, Calvin Kattar’s Injury

UFC featherweight contender Arnold Allen earned the biggest win of his career with unfortunate circumstances at UFC Vegas 63. Allen showed off superb boxing against Kattar in the opening minutes of the fight, finding great timing with his jab and right…

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