‘Relentless Elbow Attack!’- Joe Rogan Lauds Calvin Kattar After His Dominant Win Over Giga Chikadze

UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently praised featherweight fighter Calvin Kattar after his impressive performance at UFC Vegas 46.

The promotion had its first event of 2022 inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on January 15. The number five featherweight contender Calvin Kattar took on the undefeated UFC fighter Giga Chikadze in the main event.

‘The Boston Finisher’ delivered a stunning performance and absolutely dominated the fight. He secured a unanimous decision victory after a five-round battle and handed ‘Ninja’ his first-ever UFC defeat.

It was one of the best performances of Kattar’s UFC career. Hence, many UFC fans and celebrities reacted to the amazing fight on the internet. One of them was Joe Rogan.

Rogan took to his official Instagram account and posted a picture of the Boston native. He wrote in the caption, “Absolutely phenomenal performance tonight by @calvinkattar! Insane pressure and a relentless elbow attack! What a fight!!”

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‘The Boston Finisher’ showed wonderful improvements after his previous loss against the former champion, Max Holloway. Meanwhile, ‘Ninja’ snapped his amazing seven-fight undefeated streak at the event.

However, both the featherweight combatants earned themselves a ‘Fight Of The Night’ bonus for displaying such an impressive performance inside the cage. Here’s a brief preview of the fight.

Calvin Kattar vs Giga Chikadze: The Featherweight War

‘Ninja’ opened up the round with his vicious low strikes and looked confident in the fight. However, after a few exchanges, ‘The Boston Finisher’ found his moment and took the Georgian to the mat. And after a few moves on the ground, the round ended.

In the second, Chikadze looked dominant for a few minutes. However, ‘The Boston Finisher’ kept short range with his opponent to avoid the strikes and was putting immense pressure.

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‘Ninja’ looked exhausted in the remaining rounds, but he refused to give up and landed a few strikes. However, it didn’t affect the Boston native, and he continued to destroy Chikadze with his vicious elbows and strong takedowns until the last seconds of the fight.

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