UFC featherweight Calvin Kattar is ready to forget about 2021 and head into 2022 with a big opportunity. He heads into the year with a fight against hot prospect Giga Chikadze.
The fight will be a big opportunity for both men to get into the title picture in the UFC's featherweight division. For Calvin Kattar it's more than just a fight, it's an opportunity to get a little revenge.
“As of late, maybe, but he said some shit after my last fight,” UFC featherweight Kattar said on The MMA Hour. “Supposedly Giga had said something — I honestly didn’t hear what he said — but it was distasteful. He had something to say after my last fight and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to make him pay in the next one.”
Calvin Kattar had a very tough fight against Max Holloway earlier in the year. Many people were critical of his performance and he is tired of talking about it.
“He did a lot of things well, but I’ll let Giga try to figure all that shit out,” Kattar stated. “As far as the last fight, I know people are gonna want to talk about it, but even if I won that last fight, I’d probably wouldn’t want to talk about it… I’d probably want to talk about it less.
“I’m not so much focused on the last guy as I am the next guy, and even aside from that, I’m more focused on myself than the next guy. I don’t really care that much about these guys, I just try to focus on myself because you can get lost in the opponent — especially if something switches up on fight week and some shit happens. I really try to focus on what I can control, the present moment.
“It’s boring shit, man, but it pays and shows on fight night, just focusing on what you can control.”
Calvin Kattar is set to fight Giga Chikadze on January 15. The winner will most likely find themselves very close to a UFC title shot.
