Calvin Kattar breaks down his headlining fight against Josh Emmett
Calvin Kattar breaks down his headlining fight against Josh Emmett Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout
After a year away Boston's finest, Calvin Kattar, returned to the UFC with an incredible performance!Calvin Kattar bounces back in style!After a year away Boston's finest, Calvin Kattar, returned to the UFC with an incredible performance! Kattar, who holds the No. 4 spot in the official featherweight rankings, pointed out that Emmett poses a lot of threats to him inside the octagon. Regardless, expressing his confidence in beating the 37-year-old, Kattar suggested that he too poses threats to Emmett. Furthermore, speaking about his size and reach advantage over most other featherweights, including Emmett, the Boston native stated: “I like it, definitely. Part of that is being able to do the weight cut properly, which I feel like we’ve done great at this point. Just understanding how to do a correct weight cut, and then utilizing that to our advantage on fight night with the reach." He further added: "These guys like, Josh, is a big, stocky guy. But like you said, I might have some reach on him. So, we’ll just see how that plays out. Try to keep him at bay. If he comes inside, then we’ve got something for that too. So, a lot of ways this one can go, but all of them I see with my hand raised.” Watch Calvin Kattar’s conversation with Kevin Iole in the video below:
A lot of ways this one can go but all of them I see with my hand raised - Calvin Kattar breaks down fight against Josh Emmett
Josh Emmett (left); Calvin Kattar (right) has put forth his analysis regarding his upcoming fight against . Speaking to Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole, Kattar referenced his most recent fights, a unanimous decision loss against Max Holloway in January 2021 and a unanimous decision win over Giga Chikadze in January 2022. The 34-year-old asserted that he’s learned a lot from the Holloway and Chikadze fights, akin to how he’s learned from other opponents as well. However, Kattar emphasized that they’re all in the past and that he’s currently focused on Emmett. Calvin Kattar bounces back in style!After a year away Boston's finest, Calvin Kattar, returned to the UFC with an incredible performance!Calvin Kattar bounces back in style!After a year away Boston's finest, Calvin Kattar, returned to the UFC with an incredible performance! Kattar, who holds the No. 4 spot in the official featherweight rankings, pointed out that Emmett poses a lot of threats to him inside the octagon. Regardless, expressing his confidence in beating the 37-year-old, Kattar suggested that he too poses threats to Emmett. Furthermore, speaking about his size and reach advantage over most other featherweights, including Emmett, the Boston native stated: “I like it, definitely. Part of that is being able to do the weight cut properly, which I feel like we’ve done great at this point. Just understanding how to do a correct weight cut, and then utilizing that to our advantage on fight night with the reach." He further added: "These guys like, Josh, is a big, stocky guy. But like you said, I might have some reach on him. So, we’ll just see how that plays out. Try to keep him at bay. If he comes inside, then we’ve got something for that too. So, a lot of ways this one can go, but all of them I see with my hand raised.” Watch Calvin Kattar’s conversation with Kevin Iole in the video below: