One of my favorite memories of watching the UFC was Calvin Kattar vs Giga Chikadze. I hyped Kattar up the whole week to my mom who sometimes watches with me. In the last 15 seconds of round 5 my mom was almost out of her seat cheering for the Calvin to finish him. One of her favorite fights and a memory I really enjoy
@@chez4prez825 I saw a video of him training dude has been working on his elbow strikes he reminds of John Jones with these perfect lethal elbow strikes
I just rewatched it to help with how this Saturdays fight will go and it should've been 48-47 for Kattar across the board. I barely gave Emmett the 1st and he won the 3rd but he clearly lost 4 and 5 and Kattar slightly got the 2nd round
Emmett fights in a super judge-friendly way, he's powerful enough where everything comes off as impactful even if it doesn't do a whole lot - tough dude to win close rounds on
Both Kattar and Max have incredible defence but rely way too much on their chins and as a result have pretty bad boxing defence. Max is probably the best offensive striker and just overwhelmed Kattar with his offence. Kattar has good offence but Max’s is better. And Kattar essentially just let Max do what he did. Yair wouldn’t let Max overwhelm him so it was a war between the two. And the Volk exploited Max’s bad defence. Max walks forward with a wide armed stance and his chin high in the air. Volk’s defence, speed and strategy were just so good that night. It’s nice to see boxing evolve in MMA as well as wrestling. People overlook the boxing fundamentals that guys like Volk have which makes him so great. And to consider he started MMA in his 20s is insane. Max started kickboxing way earlier and Volk Gaines way better technique in a way shorter time. Some dudes start striking later when their brains are fully developed instead of young and risking it which leads to incredibly sound and technical strikers like Gane, Adesanya and Volk. Normally you’d think the guys who start young get the best technique but that’s only the case in grappling. In boxing/kickboxing/Muay Thai late starts can be very beneficial when looking at all time greats like Bernard Hopkins who’s story is incredible.
@@Quietplague2000 Bro, why? No one even mentioned Makachev. This guy was just complimenting Volkanovski and the levels at Featherweight. There’s always gotta be a nigga like you who can’t be happy for another man’s success and has to immediately downplay with ‘oH tHis gUY iS bETtEr tHO’. 🤦🏾♂️.
Kattar's hands almost look like they are too heavy for his arms. Like, if he misses, his whole body is flung with the speed of his punches, almost taking him off balance. Definitely one of my favorite fighters in any division!
in fairness, he was rallying it together at that point. not a bad stoppage by any means, but imo it wouldve been ok to see if he could grapple and recover
@@RollWithHunter oh yeah hes too big. He would need to go to LW. I think if he does go to LW, dont come back till the big July PPV so he can build into a 155 frame but i think it would take till his 2nd back to back LW fight for him to fill in. Hes not a small guy by any means
The definition of crisp boxing - amazing accuracy and timing with the fundamentals! the rotation on those straight shots is on point as well. Hours of drilling for sure! demonstrated by how he flows while fighting in a phone booth.
@@bhoomeerg8045 you guys wont keep sucking off max whenever you got the chance, and volk beat the shit out of max and so did dustin and mcgregor, this is mma, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose
He's probably the hardest puncher at 145 that we've ever seen since McGregor and Aldo, you hear almost every hard shot he lands on people, that's crazy.
I get why you would think that but you're saying this like you've trained or been in the ring with both of those guys or something. Unless that's the case then what you're saying has nothing on the facts.
Jeremy Stephens walked through Emmett so brutally that they don't even show it on his highlights, he walked through Emmett because he wasn't afraid of his power coming back at him but then you look at when Stephens fought Kattar and it's a way different approach to how he fought Emmet. Dude was hesitant af about Kattars striking and power but with Emmett, Stephens could've killed him if the ref wasn't there. If that don't tell you who probably hits harder than idk what sport you're watching.
Calvin kattar and petr yan are proof that boxing is a good base to have in mma, most mma fighters dont understand the basics of striking and the jab is a lethal weapon when facing the ignorant .
Absolutely. I’d say boxing is just as a good of a base for striking as wrestling for all grappling.If your base is boxing all striking easily comes together. If your base is wrestling all you need is just to learn submissions. Boxers easily become kick-boxers. Wrestlers easily win grappling tournaments. Someone who started with kickboxing can’t go to boxing really. Same with grappling-bjj. He cant just go to wrestling. Bases of all combat sports and arts and the oldest two. Boxing. Wrestling.
Kattar has one of the cleanest 1-2 in the UFC imo, before y’all hop on Max beating him up really bad, we all know that, I’m just saying he’s got one of the cleanest 1-2s
Probably the best guy to beat Alex at 145 right now. Like his differing entries, has a lot of pop, and heart. Also his last fight, he showed he is willing to change up his game plan for a bit to get the upper hand later on. Still have problems with keeping his legs rooted to the ground and not having the best head movement, solid guy with a solid chance.
One of my favorite memories of watching the UFC was Calvin Kattar vs Giga Chikadze. I hyped Kattar up the whole week to my mom who sometimes watches with me. In the last 15 seconds of round 5 my mom was almost out of her seat cheering for the Calvin to finish him. One of her favorite fights and a memory I really enjoy
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Thats awesome man
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Thats what its all about brotha
That’s awesome brother hope you enjoyed 280
That elbow he landed on Stephens was just beautiful and perfectly landed
Even when I watch it in slow motion I can't believe how expertly he landed it.
@@chez4prez825 I saw a video of him training dude has been working on his elbow strikes he reminds of John Jones with these perfect lethal elbow strikes
We know
@@--KWAY-- hell the elbows he landed on Giga whatshisface were brutal
He absolutely brutalized Stephens
I still stand by it, Kattar beat Emmett. It was a close fight, but Emmett’s best shots were mostly blocked.
I was in the crowd live that night, most ppl had it for kattar in my area
I just rewatched it to help with how this Saturdays fight will go and it should've been 48-47 for Kattar across the board. I barely gave Emmett the 1st and he won the 3rd but he clearly lost 4 and 5 and Kattar slightly got the 2nd round
Was telling my homie this just last week.
legit one of the most depressing robberies for me, makes me think of the potential stellar Kattar matchups like Yair , maybe Holloway 2?
Emmett fights in a super judge-friendly way, he's powerful enough where everything comes off as impactful even if it doesn't do a whole lot - tough dude to win close rounds on
And then to think this man got outboxed by Holloway in every aspect, while Holloway got outboxed by Volk in every aspect. Levels to this shit.
Volks going to get finished vs Islam. If Max had any power he'd sleep Kattar
Both Kattar and Max have incredible defence but rely way too much on their chins and as a result have pretty bad boxing defence.
Max is probably the best offensive striker and just overwhelmed Kattar with his offence. Kattar has good offence but Max’s is better.
And Kattar essentially just let Max do what he did.
Yair wouldn’t let Max overwhelm him so it was a war between the two.
And the Volk exploited Max’s bad defence. Max walks forward with a wide armed stance and his chin high in the air. Volk’s defence, speed and strategy were just so good that night.
It’s nice to see boxing evolve in MMA as well as wrestling. People overlook the boxing fundamentals that guys like Volk have which makes him so great. And to consider he started MMA in his 20s is insane. Max started kickboxing way earlier and Volk Gaines way better technique in a way shorter time. Some dudes start striking later when their brains are fully developed instead of young and risking it which leads to incredibly sound and technical strikers like Gane, Adesanya and Volk. Normally you’d think the guys who start young get the best technique but that’s only the case in grappling. In boxing/kickboxing/Muay Thai late starts can be very beneficial when looking at all time greats like Bernard Hopkins who’s story is incredible.
@@Quietplague2000 Bro, why? No one even mentioned Makachev. This guy was just complimenting Volkanovski and the levels at Featherweight. There’s always gotta be a nigga like you who can’t be happy for another man’s success and has to immediately downplay with ‘oH tHis gUY iS bETtEr tHO’. 🤦🏾♂️.
@@ARR409 people just like to hate and bullshit instead of respect
@@Quietplague2000 I hate to break it to you but Islam is not gonna see your comment
His ability to just always find the chin with that cross is incredible. Kattar is a beast, and always entertaining. Always excited for his fights
Love him for derailing the giga train. Giga will never be the same after that one
Fr. Guy was acting like he would smoke the champ 😭 completely writing off katter as a journeyman.
giga acting too cocky and eat a humble pie served by kattar
Kattar's hands almost look like they are too heavy for his arms. Like, if he misses, his whole body is flung with the speed of his punches, almost taking him off balance. Definitely one of my favorite fighters in any division!
watching this and then remembering what Max did to him is insane. Calvin looks like a monster here but Max was just on another level in their fight.
Then think of what volk did to max. Levels.
@@kadefrost218 max fans are about to come for your life be ready
Max is washed now. Yair had the blueprint, and Volk embarrassed him.
If max didn’t have god tier chin Calvin would’ve at least dropped him a few times in that fight
@@xyznzt48 and if kattar didnt have a crazy chin he wouldve been ko'd 30 times over
He'll always be remembered as a guy with no easy fights in the ufc, Kattar is always walking through the fire
1:16 I love how Burgos tries to protest the stoppage and Miragliotta looks at him like, “Come on bro look at yourself” 😂
that was my favorite part
in fairness, he was rallying it together at that point. not a bad stoppage by any means, but imo it wouldve been ok to see if he could grapple and recover
Bro was on his knees couldn't even stand up protesting the stoppage 😂
@@danielmizrahi9629the leaat you can do in that situation is defend yourself. Not grapple.
I hate that Kattar got robbed against Emmett which in turn robbed us of a probable Kattar vs Yair fight, which would've been nuts
If Kattar wins big they should book that next and UFC should Emmett vs Holloway(if Max wants to stay at FW)
I'd love to see that
@@thenedsmmachannel8970 do you think max is too big to get to 135? I’d be very intrigued by some of the matchups for him down at that weight.
@@RollWithHunter oh yeah hes too big. He would need to go to LW. I think if he does go to LW, dont come back till the big July PPV so he can build into a 155 frame but i think it would take till his 2nd back to back LW fight for him to fill in. Hes not a small guy by any means
@@thenedsmmachannel8970 that’s makes me sad because Cory Sandhagen or Petr Yan vs Max Holloway would be fucking awesome🙏🏻😂
The definition of crisp boxing - amazing accuracy and timing with the fundamentals! the rotation on those straight shots is on point as well. Hours of drilling for sure! demonstrated by how he flows while fighting in a phone booth.
crazy to think how bad he looked against Holloway. This is MMA, not boxing.
@@bhoomeerg8045 most fighters look bad against max, his pace is hard to deal with and he's an elite striker himself.
@@hamzazmamri5027 a good boxer vs a good boxer who’s gas never seems to fade... max won perfectly
@@bhoomeerg8045 you guys wont keep sucking off max whenever you got the chance, and volk beat the shit out of max and so did dustin and mcgregor, this is mma, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose
@@bhoomeerg8045 bro sometimes u cant perform good it happens to everybody. He landed bombs on max but max has a good chin
Kattar’s boxing is so crisp. Doesn’t telegraph anything and his body shots are always on point
This guy is just outta this world with all these combinations
Katter throwing those elbow against giga like he's playing ranked in UFC 4 was brutal ouch!
Calvins got some power man. He’s one of my favorite fighters rn
That jab is the sexiest thing I have ever seen. The speed and power...
Those combo make me want to
Holy fuk 😂😂 how did you get Dana in here
That 1-2 is ridiculously long and fast, I want both guys to win this weekend, may the best man win
Nice to see a channel giving love to kattar. Should do one for drew dober kids a beast.
The Apex arena events during the COVID days made for such a great experience with all the shots being audible.
The 5th round of the Giga fight was one of the most beautiful Muay Thai performances I've ever seen in MMA.
Is he working out and training here
Katter jabbed emmets face into a bloody purée
love watching this guy. def one of my favorite fighters
This Shit is just immaculate
Kattar got to have most aesthetic striking in mma
Dude, I forgot how lethal that combo was to KO Burgos! Katter has unreal MMA boxing
My favorite thing about kattar is how he’s never scared to throw devastating elbows even when he’s standing
I'm still worried about those shots Burgos has taken to affect him later in life. Gol damn!
Still have no idea how Emmett won that fight.. I still believe Kattar will prove himself once again 💪🏻
He rearranged the teeth of the hardest hitter in the UFC 💀
He's probably the hardest puncher at 145 that we've ever seen since McGregor and Aldo, you hear almost every hard shot he lands on people, that's crazy.
jeremy stephens and emmet
I would agree but Stephens wasn't always a 45er and Emmet doesn't have as many finishes as Kattar.
@@baldeman just because Emmett doesn't have as many finishes doesn't mean kattar hits harder, he definitely cracks but Emmett definitely hits harder.
I get why you would think that but you're saying this like you've trained or been in the ring with both of those guys or something. Unless that's the case then what you're saying has nothing on the facts.
Jeremy Stephens walked through Emmett so brutally that they don't even show it on his highlights, he walked through Emmett because he wasn't afraid of his power coming back at him but then you look at when Stephens fought Kattar and it's a way different approach to how he fought Emmet. Dude was hesitant af about Kattars striking and power but with Emmett, Stephens could've killed him if the ref wasn't there. If that don't tell you who probably hits harder than idk what sport you're watching.
crazy how kattar bounced back from the holloway fight
Seeing this just makes what max did to him even more legendary
Man what a jab he was really sticking it to burgos and burgos is no slouch.
Yessir. Glad you guys did this one
That combo at 2:54 always amazes me
He hit Stephens with the whole bucket meal fr
When your boxing is crispier than a can of pringle’s
I didn’t know he fought such tough competition. What a warrior
Would we agree that he’s the “most technical” boxer in the division?
One of the most technical boxers in the whole UFC let alone his division
Max holloway wouldn’t
@@jamiesmith6163 no no, Max would say “he’s not the BEST” boxer. Hence technical. Max proved he’s got too much for him boxing wise
I disagree only because Francisco Trinaldo is miles ahead of everyone and therefore he's the most technical in every division.
Hes offensively one of the best but defensively he's horrible. He gets tagged so much even in his Ws
the timing on that elbow in the stephens fight was immaculate
my god at the end of giga vs kattar when calvin was just throwing elbows back to back is by far one of the prettiest sequences ive seen
This makes the fact that Max "the freshman" took him to school even better.
Crazy what Max holloway did to Calvin
that elbow on stephens is a thing of beauty
Damn how good is Max
How good is volk
And how good is Topuria
The difference of outcomes in the Holloway and Chikadzike fights is astounding.
Bro be spammin elbows like ufc 4 😂😭😭😂😂😂
Calvin kattar and petr yan are proof that boxing is a good base to have in mma, most mma fighters dont understand the basics of striking and the jab is a lethal weapon when facing the ignorant .
Absolutely. I’d say boxing is just as a good of a base for striking as wrestling for all grappling.If your base is boxing all striking easily comes together. If your base is wrestling all you need is just to learn submissions.
Boxers easily become kick-boxers.
Wrestlers easily win grappling tournaments.
Someone who started with kickboxing can’t go to boxing really.
Same with grappling-bjj. He cant just go to wrestling.
Bases of all combat sports and arts and the oldest two.
Boxing.
Wrestling.
Kattar beat giga's ass
Kattar derailed Giga Chad & he would have derailed Dagestani Lincoln's hype train as well
He lost against him bro
Though this is a kattar video I loved him vs Moicano bcuz moicanos adjustments he made after losing the first round was beautiful
That Jab is like an Elite Boxer’s Jab’s 🔥🔥
Dan Mirgliotta’s face when Burgos tried to protest the stoppage 💀💀💀
He throws the liver shot so nice 🔥🔥🔥
This makes me think the Emmett fight was an off night, he really didn't let the combo's go that fight.
One of the best boxers in the ufc
One of the most underrated featherweights on the planet🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
UFC 280 gave me this scar, that scar & that scar ...
And thats just one arm!
Honestly give him the max rematch. Would be real interesting to see that ran back
Calvin Kattar has some of the best striking in the FW division, would love to see him face off against Volk 🙌
His KO of Burgos was better than mcgregors vs Alvarez imo
Kattar has one of the cleanest 1-2 in the UFC imo, before y’all hop on Max beating him up really bad, we all know that, I’m just saying he’s got one of the cleanest 1-2s
I really see Kattar just completely outboxing Allen just like he did with Giga. Allen may surprise us though
the giga win was so satisfying
That's a wild title
dat elbow vs stephens jises, so nice
When Calvin's strikes land it sounds like cheeks getting clapped.
this video just makes the holloway fight seem even more crazy.
Kattar vs Allen gonna be a banger
the spinning back elbow on giga 👌👌
Slick boxing with great elbows!!! And he improved on wrestling aspect
Man I was one of the few who had hope in Kattar actually humbling Holloway, instead well it was Volk
That jabs a straight sniper
Seeing that Shane burgos finish just made me think of how many exciting fights that guy has been in
Just remember Kattar retired Zabit
The boxing combos are absolutely beautiful
I really love how he exposed that bum Chikadze. Absolutely dominated him
Kattar beat the breaks off Emmett while Emmet was swinging wildly and missing most of his shots , he should've won that fight
*Literally 2 seconds left on the clock*
Bisping: "This could be it!!"
I don't get why so many fighters fail to work on having a good jab
The spanking he put on chikazdi was hilarious
that giga ko was better than max going ultra instinct he made up for it
his 1-2 is nasty, does he have the best 1-2 in the ufc?
Aljo is finished lol
He’s so filthy with his striking
Absolute insanity Emmett was given the win lol
I’m unironically watching this before I train
You should do Jiri highlights, especially all those czech regional KOs
Kattars competition is elite. Gotta THICK resume!
Beautiful range control
Arnold Allen is very tough and on fire right now.... great matchup and can't wait 👍🏻
Probably the best guy to beat Alex at 145 right now. Like his differing entries, has a lot of pop, and heart. Also his last fight, he showed he is willing to change up his game plan for a bit to get the upper hand later on. Still have problems with keeping his legs rooted to the ground and not having the best head movement, solid guy with a solid chance.
Sick combos yo!!!
1:18 ref was like be happy i stopped it buddy 😂😂😂
What if topiria fought kattar bruh
Kattars combos land heavy at the end though, it's always the last punch in the combo that a wrecker!!!
This guy caught my attention when he faught Jeremy Stephens. Sick ass combos with KO power
Always been a big Kattar fan, especially after the Giga fight. Love me some elbows