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Gets former champ at UFC 300
Kattar (knee) will take on Aljamain Sterling in a featherweight matchup at UFC 300 on April 13 in Las Vegas, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
It's a long-anticipated return for Kattar, who suffered a torn ACL last November in his main-event loss to Arnold Allen. While the result was due to injury, he's still lost three of his last four fights and is at a bit of a crossroads. The UFC will continue to feed him high-profile opponents on big cards, however, as Kattar will now welcome Sterling, a former bantamweight champion, to the featherweight division. Both men are active, high-volume strikers, while Sterling does possess more of a grappling aspect to his game. Kattar sports a tremendous 91 percent takedown defense, however, and will hold a size advantage, which should help him stay off the mat.
It's a long-anticipated return for Kattar, who suffered a torn ACL last November in his main-event loss to Arnold Allen. While the result was due to injury, he's still lost three of his last four fights and is at a bit of a crossroads. The UFC will continue to feed him high-profile opponents on big cards, however, as Kattar will now welcome Sterling, a former bantamweight champion, to the featherweight division. Both men are active, high-volume strikers, while Sterling does possess more of a grappling aspect to his game. Kattar sports a tremendous 91 percent takedown defense, however, and will hold a size advantage, which should help him stay off the mat.
MRI reveals torn ACL
An MRI test confirmed that Kattar tore his ACL during his loss to Arnold Allen at UFC Vegas 63 on Oct. 29, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
In the midst of a 1-3 stretch since the beginning of 2021, Kattar will now undergo surgery on his torn ACL, keeping him out until the latter part of 2023.
In the midst of a 1-3 stretch since the beginning of 2021, Kattar will now undergo surgery on his torn ACL, keeping him out until the latter part of 2023.
Injures knee in main event loss
Kattar lost to Arnold Allen via TKO (knee injury) at 0:08 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It's a terrible break for Kattar. Looking for a bounce-back effort on the heels of a controversial split-decision loss to Josh Emmett in June, Kattar jumped in the air trying to land a kick late in Round 1, and his knee buckled as a result. Allen immediately jumped on his prone opponent in search of the finished, but Kattar made it to the end of the round. The doctor spoke with him prior to the start of Round 2, and Kattar was allowed to continue, but one leg kick from Allen just seconds into the frame resulted in him crumbling to the mat once again, and referee Herb Dean had seen enough. Kattar will be 35 years of age in March, has lost three of four dating back to January 2021 and is now dealing with an injury. It's a career crossroads for the Massachusetts native.
It's a terrible break for Kattar. Looking for a bounce-back effort on the heels of a controversial split-decision loss to Josh Emmett in June, Kattar jumped in the air trying to land a kick late in Round 1, and his knee buckled as a result. Allen immediately jumped on his prone opponent in search of the finished, but Kattar made it to the end of the round. The doctor spoke with him prior to the start of Round 2, and Kattar was allowed to continue, but one leg kick from Allen just seconds into the frame resulted in him crumbling to the mat once again, and referee Herb Dean had seen enough. Kattar will be 35 years of age in March, has lost three of four dating back to January 2021 and is now dealing with an injury. It's a career crossroads for the Massachusetts native.
Agrees to face Allen in October
Dana White told Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com on Wednesday that Kattar will fight Arnold Allen in the main event at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 29.
ANALYSIS
The two sides have reportedly reached a verbal agreement, so Kattar will look to get back on track in the featherweight division after he was defeated by Josh Emmett in June. With Kattar and Allen occupying the No. 5 and No. 6 spots in the division, respectively, there will be plenty at stake when the two meet in the Octagon to headline the Oct. 29 event.
The two sides have reportedly reached a verbal agreement, so Kattar will look to get back on track in the featherweight division after he was defeated by Josh Emmett in June. With Kattar and Allen occupying the No. 5 and No. 6 spots in the division, respectively, there will be plenty at stake when the two meet in the Octagon to headline the Oct. 29 event.
Drops split decision in main event
Kattar lost to Josh Emmett via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 47-48) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Austin, Texas.
ANALYSIS
It was another remarkably close fight that could have gone either way. Kattar employed his usual boxing-based attack, although he threw virtually no kicks, perhaps worried about the wrestling game of Emmett. Kattar struggled with pace for a good portion of the bout, sitting back and letting Emmett lead the dance. There was no question Kattar landed more volume, particularly over the course of the final two rounds, but there was also no doubt Emmett landed the more powerful shots throughout the duration of the fight. On paper, this is the type of fight one would have thought Kattar would have excelled. He found an opponent who would engage him in the stand-up battle in which he usually thrives, and to top things off, Kattar entered as the much bigger man. There is zero question Calvin is one of the better featherweights on the UFC roster, but these are the type of 50/50 fights you simply cannot lose if you hope to claw your way to the top of the rankings. Kattar has lost two of three dating back to January 2021. On the bright side, he'll take home a $50,000 bonus after this bout was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
It was another remarkably close fight that could have gone either way. Kattar employed his usual boxing-based attack, although he threw virtually no kicks, perhaps worried about the wrestling game of Emmett. Kattar struggled with pace for a good portion of the bout, sitting back and letting Emmett lead the dance. There was no question Kattar landed more volume, particularly over the course of the final two rounds, but there was also no doubt Emmett landed the more powerful shots throughout the duration of the fight. On paper, this is the type of fight one would have thought Kattar would have excelled. He found an opponent who would engage him in the stand-up battle in which he usually thrives, and to top things off, Kattar entered as the much bigger man. There is zero question Calvin is one of the better featherweights on the UFC roster, but these are the type of 50/50 fights you simply cannot lose if you hope to claw your way to the top of the rankings. Kattar has lost two of three dating back to January 2021. On the bright side, he'll take home a $50,000 bonus after this bout was awarded Fight of the Night honors.