Jon Anik questions Calvin Kattar’s lack of ‘fight’ at UFC 300
During a recent episode of The Anik & Florian Podcast, Anik questioned whether or not Kattar was adequately prepared for UFC 300.
“I don’t know that there’s much fight left in this dog,” Anik said of Kattar. “He has been through it to get to it, he’s often talked about the journey being the destination. He’s realized a lot of success as a promoter. This was a challenging matchup, but he was completely neutralized. Not to suggest that it wasn’t all Aljo’s doing, but I also kinda felt bad for Cal on this night…
“A huge showcase for the sport, and for whatever reason, Tyson Chartier couldn’t get him going.”
Kattar’s slide arguably began with a decisive loss to Max Holloway in 2021. Since then, he’s lost three of his last four fights, including a split-decision defeat to Josh Emmett.
Kattar made his UFC debut at UFC 214 coming off of an eight-fight winning streak. While he’s had some up-and-down performances inside the cage, he showed title potential early in his UFC tenure.
Anik wonders if Kattar’s UFC days are numbered, and the featherweight contender is in an arguable must-win situation heading into his next fight.
