Calvin Kattar Responds to Giga's 'I Beat Him 9 out of 10 Times.", Comment.

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After losing to Calvin Kattar in the UFC's first event of 2022, Giga Chikadze took to Instagram Live to claim he would defeat Kattar nine times out of 10.Calvin Kattar has since reacted to Chikdaze's comments. Speaking on The MMA Hour, 'The Boston Finisher' was asked by Ariel Helwani what he thought of his opponent's statement. Kattar replied with the classines and respect you'd hope to see from a professional athlete at the pinnacle of their chosen sport.

It's different when you hear people in person in interviews but I don't take it personally man, it's whatever. I wish him a speedy recovery, bounce back. I told him all you can do now is make the next guy pay. That's exactly what I did and hopefully he responds to the loss well. It doesn't sound like it's going that way early but hopefully he just understands that... Honestly, he can understand whatever he wants. For me, it just helped me to focus on the things I can control and focus on the comeback.
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After Max Holloway dropped out of his trilogy bout against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, a number of names were immediately raised as potential replacements.

Henry Cejudo, Josh Emmett and even Katter's recent opponent Chikadze were all mentioned. It was ultimately 'The Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung who got the title shot.

However, Calvin Kattar's name was never even mentioned, despite his impressive resume. Speaking with Helwani, Kattar had the following to say on the matter:

A lot of these guys think they can cut the line with their mouths rather than earning it with their fights. And that's not my style. I'd rather talk less about it, go out and prove it. Because that's the only thing that actually matters, man. Go out and earn your title shot. I know guys like Max, guys like Volkanovski, they want contenders. They can see through the bulls***. More than the casual other people that are chiming in. All I'm trying to do is prove that I'm the number one contender.
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Link: https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/new...ze-saying-beat-the-boston-finisher-9-10-times
 
I think Giga stop kicking because he realised he was unable to get up from the ground by his own mistake in round 1. It wasn't that he gassed, at least until late around 3. He was too afraid to be on the ground again that he basically froze up from Round 2 to 3.

Without his kicks, we all saw what happened.

I'm sure Kattar know he can control him on the ground as well. So IF there are 9 more fights. Kattar will win some, if not most.
 
5crew said:
I think Giga stop kicking because he realised he was unable to get up from the ground by his own mistake in round 1. It
wasn't that he gassed, at least until late around 3.

Without his kicks, we all saw what happened.

I'm sure Kattar know he can control him on the ground as well. So IF there are 9 more fights. Kattar will win some, if not most.
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It's a mixture in my opinion. The work involved in the grappling tired him out and as he tired, he began to slow down. As he slowed down, the threat of the takedown made him even more reticent to throw kicks and Calvin's pressure erased the distance which prevented him from setting it up, and also made him more tired as he was working off of his back foot for most of the fight. It was many things.
 
Substance Abuse said:
It's a mixture in my opinion. The work involved in the grappling tired him out and as he tired, he began to slow down. As he slowed down, the threat of the takedown made him even more reticent to throw kicks and Calvin's pressure erased the distance which prevented him from setting it up, and also made him more tired as he was working off of his back foot for most of the fight. It was many things.
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I think the grappling tired Giga out only after late round 3. Then the damage he took in round 2 and 3 start to take over and worsen the situation and he basically became a walking punch bag.

Sort of like JDS vs Cain.
 
5crew said:
I think the grappling tired Giga out only after late round 3. Then the damage he took in round 2 and 3 start to take over and worsen the situation and he basically became a walking punch bag.

Sort of like JDS vs Cain.
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He wasn't on fumes until the third but he was definitely much slower going into that second round.
 
I definitely doubted Calvin going to this fight but man did he prove myself and a lot of folks wrong. He's as tough as they come.

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Kattar just hit him too hard too often, that's all, is normal.......
 
I forgot to mention who I want to see him fight next. I would love to see him fight Yair and would chip in on a PPV to see that fight.
 
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