Calvin Kattar traveled across the globe to take a risky fight against a surging contender and came back home to Massachusetts with an important main event win.
“The Boston Finisher” defeated Dan Ige in the UFC on ESPN 13 featherweight headliner last week and has put himself in a prime position in a loaded, if somewhat log-jammed division.
Kattar earned a pair of 49-46 scorecards, along with a 48-47, to pick up his sixth octagon victory. Although not completely satisfied with how it played out in Abu Dhabi, he wasn’t too harsh in grading his performance.