Calvin Kattar Nickname ‘The Boston Finisher’ – Meaning Behind the UFC Featherweight’s Moniker

Calvin Kattar will be the fighter to welcome the former UFC bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling to the featherweight division. Kattar is by far one of the most devastating finishers in the featherweight division, as he boasts 11 wins by knockouts and 2 by submission. His fighting style could be the reason for his impressive performances inside the octagon.

With 13 finishes in his professional MMA career, Kattar does stand true to his fight moniker of “The Boston Finisher”. But how did the 8th-ranked UFC featherweight get his fight moniker, and why? Here is how the UFC featherweight received his fight moniker, ‘The Boston Finisher’.

Calvin Kattar explains how he received his fight moniker

As Calvin Kattar was getting ready to fight Dan Ige at UFC Fight Island back in July 2020, the New England native talked with the press, explaining how he received his fight moniker. And to everyone’s surprise, was given the fight moniker way back when he was fighting in the local scene.

During the interview, Kattar stated, “Yeah, locally, I fought some kid from New York and they want to do the whole Boston, New York thing because it’s real back home. I don’t know if you know about it but yeah, so the promoter was just kind of hyping it up; they called me the Boston finisher and it stopped for a while and been on its way out the door if I hadn’t gotten finished in Boston. So my manager said he said about getting finished with me, they’re going to come to the Boston decision later. So I had some, some wins. And now here we are most finishes in the Featherweight division.”

Kattar responds to Sterling claiming to make easy work of the New England Native

Despite Kattar’s impressive resume, his opponent for UFC 300 seems to believe that he has what it takes to get the job done. Aljamain Sterling took to his YouTube video to explain why he believed that he would finish the UFC featherweight in the second round of their fight.  Given that the 36-year-old is on a two-fight losing streak, the former UFC bantamweight champ seems to believe he can extend it to 3 after UFC 300.

However, Kattar’s response seemed too calm for comfort. During an exclusive interview with Sports Now, Calvin Kattar responded to the prediction, saying, “Good Luck. I focus on myself and I’m getting ready for the moment. But if he thinks he can finish me in the second round, I think he’ll get surprised. I’m looking forward to going out there and proving him wrong.”

Do you think that the 36-year-old will manage to live up to his fight moniker of ‘The Boston Finisher’ in his fight against Aljamain Sterling? Let us know what you think.