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Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze headline this Saturday’s UFC on ESPN card, each seeking to take a step further in the featherweight division.
For Kattar (22-5), this will be his first time back in the cage since last year's one-sided loss to top-ranked featherweight Max Holloway on Jan. 16. He needs a victory to hold onto his fifth spot in the rankings, but that will be no simple task against Chikadze (14-2), who has rattled off nine straight wins.