Not since the heyday of Kenny Florian has a serious UFC title contender come out of the Boston area, but Calvin Kattar is right on the doorstep.
In a UFC on ESPN 13 main event that figured to deliver the winner onto the short list of top contenders for Alexander Volkanovski’s featherweight title, Kattar threw down with a game Dan Ige for 25 minutes. The first three rounds were tightly contested, but Kattar had more gas left in the tank over the championship rounds and pulled away for a unanimous decision victory. The judges scores were 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47....
- Calvin Kattar def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
- Tim Elliott def. Ryan Benoit via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jimmie Rivera def. Cody Stamann via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Taila Santos def. Molly McCann via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Mounir Lazzez def. Abdul Razak Alhassan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Khamzat Chimaev def. John Phillips via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 2, 1:12
- Lerone Murphy def. Ricardo Ramos via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:18
- Modestas Bukauskas def. Andreas Michailidis via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 5:00
- Jared Gordon def. Chris Fishgold via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
- Liana Jojua def. Diana Belbita via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:43
- Jack Shore def. Aaron Phillips via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:29

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