Calvin Kattar has been fighting professional fights ever since he was a 19-year-old. Today, at the age of 32, he has an MMA record of 22-4-0. In his last five UFC fights, he has come out as a winner in four. He has lost only to Renato Moicano and Zabit Magomedsharipov in his four successful UFC years.
This UFC Fight Night 172 bout against Dan Ige wasn’t easy. They went to the lengths into the match and the win was finally awarded to Calvin with a unanimous decision of 49-46, 49-46, 48-47. The man had an injured nose from his fight against Jeremy Stephens on 10th May this year. It was a bloodbath even this time, resulting in some crazy Twitter reactions.
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Twitter can not get enough of Dan Ige vs Calvin Kattar
It seems as if the entire world was watching these two men smashing their heads. Dan Ige was left with an injured yet brave face when he talked in the post-fight interview. He paid his respect to the opponent and seemed satisfied with the way he performed. It was a first-ever five-round UFC experience for both men. Ige said, “I had a lot of fun man, I tested myself against the best in the world.”
And here are some electrifying Twitter reactions…
GOT. IT. DONE.
☘️ @CalvinKattar belongs in the divison's elite!#InAbuDhabi @VisitAbuDhabi #UFCFightIsland1 pic.twitter.com/EuPPkFlJcy
— UFC (@ufc) July 16, 2020
Great fight.. The featherweights always bring it #UFCFightIsland1
— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) July 16, 2020
Really like watching Kattar. Good fighter! #UFCFightIsland1
— Edmen Shahbazyan (@edmenshahbazyan) July 16, 2020
Wow I like this fight both guy got good hands!! #UFCFightIsland1
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 16, 2020
This fight 🔥
— Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) July 16, 2020
Champions Kamaru Usman and Volkanovski too showed their respect
There was a moment in the fight when it felt as if Dan has broken Kattar’s nose and that he might as well KO him. But nothing seemed to work his way as the match proceeded. We have reactions coming in from the legends of the game as well. Consider these two from the UFC 251 main event and co-main event winners. Even they are entertained by this furious battle.
Good fight…High level!! #UFCFightIsland1
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) July 16, 2020
Great fight boys. Keep your head up @Dynamitedan808 #UFCFightNight #UFCFightIsland1
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) July 16, 2020
Tweets from when the memorable fight was still on…
Earlier, Kattar had told ESPN reporters, “I think we’re similar in the fact that many people overlooked us and didn’t think we’d have this opportunity and doubted us along the way.”
One can not watch such a show and not have respect both for the winner as well as the loser. One reason why so many people were paying their heed towards these hustlers. Here are some more reactions from big names in the market.
I’ve got Calvin up 3-1 going into the 5th. Calvin is about to step on the gas!
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) July 16, 2020
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Final round! Who takes it tonight? #UFCFightIsland1
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) July 16, 2020
Might of spoke to soon. Looks like this is going to be FOTN #FightIsland
— Josh Emmett (@JoshEmmettUFC) July 16, 2020
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You may follow UFC’s official thread to watch many short glimpses of the match in case you missed out on watching it. Also, you can drop in the comment box how you feel about the result of this card.