Calvin Kattar Saw 'Mismanaged Focus' In Giga Chikadze: 'I Took That Personally' - MMA Fighting

Calvin Kattar discusses his recent win at UFC Vegas 46 at Giga Chikadze, if he felt overlooked by Giga Chikadze, and much more.
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[@razklein7743]

I'm humbled by Kattar. His rock-bottom was on display for the world to see, only a one of a kind person could come back like he did. he will be remembered as one of the toughest dudes in the UFC

[@kamikazeplays6818]

I knew kattar whould humble all the toxic haters

[@AlexVonCrank]

No doubt.

[@phightphan6718]

Humbled is the perfect word here.

[@backseatsamurai]

hes damn tough, but i dont see a long career in the UFC with the amount of blows he takes every fight. The guys gonna be vegetable by 50 if he doesnt change things up and stop using his head a punching bag.

[@AlexVonCrank]

@@backseatsamurai that’s true for both of them.

[@DuuudeMaaan]

Everyone doubted him, that man had a chip on his shoulder. I loved seeing the underdog dominate like that. The way he stared down Giga at weigh ins, I knew it was over.

[@emmy4537]

Not everyone. I profited $20 betting on Kattar.

[@keithsstepdad]

you knew from the staredown did you? so you obviously live bet and won a ton of money on kattar?

[@DuuudeMaaan]

@@keithsstepdad I don’t gamble

[@keithsstepdad]

@@DuuudeMaaan you don't like free money then? when you're sure, there is no gamble. So you weren't sure.

[@DuuudeMaaan]

@@keithsstepdad Alright buddy you got me lmfao

[@CorpsWars97]

Kattar is one of my favorite fighters in the UFC. Legit warrior

[@Ritalie]

Absolutely! 1.) Justin Gaethje 2.) Calvin Kattar 3.) Bryce Mitchell (the man is hilarious in interviews and will be in movies). 4.) Jiri Prochazka (most violent modern 205 pound fighter, elbows from hell). 5.) Yair Rodriguez (unnecessarily entertaining). 6.) Rose Namajunas (some of the best female striking in history). 7.) Jared Cannonier (The man is awake, and his thoughts are ahead of our time. Violent fighter). 8.) Francis Ngannou (The best, but so much faster and stronger that his fights aren't really fights).

[@CorpsWars97]

@@Ritalie great list!

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Awesome to see how great Kattar looked upon his return. Always giving us the most exciting fights, good man. After losing to Max; Aldo, Ortega, Alex and Kattar all returned much better and with fireworks.

[@theguvnor3880]

Iron sharpens iron.

[@Linkgt]

@Dingle berry McDo second fight.

[@lordknows8907]

@@Linkgt Check their win/loss column you will stand corrected ...

[@niranjandesai6766]

@@lordknows8907 maybe not officially but unfortunately/fortunately all fans feel different

[@sergeymirochnik1773]

@Dingle berry McDo let’s be real he lost that second one

[@DL13650]

These guys get beat up by Max then go out and 50-45 everyone else😭 first Ortega and now Kattar😂

[@sammyflinders]

Well Ortega certainly didn't have it that way against Volko.

[@alankames9299]

Now let's wait for yair lets see how his next fight goes🔥

[@CT-mw7fn]

@@sammyflinders no but he did bounce back and jordan zombie before that fight

[@FartCakes]

They got the rub.

[@akonemanaba4183]

Facts😂😂

[@Maartun]

It was really nice to see Calvin destroying that arrogant bum.

[@andrethevegan_]

Arrogant Yes? Bum come on now? Giga is good

[@RenaissanceYute]

@Tony Romero cub swanson and and edson barboza are not bums or washed up lmao

[@vishnu2407]

@@andrethevegan_ he is a bum in mma if he gets gassed out from one round of grappling which he clearly hasn't focused enough on Although I feel the reason he's called a bum is because he was too cocky and called everyone in the top 5 a bum and then got his ass beaten raw

[@vishnu2407]

@@RenaissanceYute they're old Bro. I love cub but his record speaks for itself, he's pretty much a journeyman Barboza is old and in fw after being in lightweight for most of his prime

[@GlennDavey]

I never listened to him before. I thought "oh cool new MMA blood, this is so great. He's like Gane, or Khamzat, or Jiri, awesome new guys we love." But, this Giga guy..... he's not my kinda guy.

[@Gonko100]

He won a fan in me with that performance. Like a true fan. Its unbelieveable to take that loss and come out of it this much better. This thing would have broken 99 out of 100 fighters. It didnt break Kattar. Really excited for the dude's future.

[@hitthefkit6441]

Not only u man he got the whole world behind him with that win I'm gonna root for him every time he fights.

[@NBancroftDrums]

I love this guy. A true human.

[@jamesclouse9947]

Wait what? Giga said he'd win 9 out of 10? That's a pretty dumb thing to say outloud.

[@vishnu2407]

Lol yeah, said he just "made a mistake"

[@LiterallyRiggtarded]

He must’ve made a mistake in every single round then lol

[@GlennDavey]

Yeah... it's bad.

[@shakoimnadze7604]

Giga is right

[@jorgebush7519]

@@LiterallyRiggtarded Even worse, he made like 20 mistakes every round

[@Ckyrro]

Absolute class act, Calvin

[@whendidiask7486]

mismanaged focus was as spot on as it gets. deserving win Kattar you killed it on Fight Night 💯💯

[@HeisLeg3nd]

I never once doubted. Calvin is the man! Dudes tough as nails and his striking is on another level. You saw it. That was an amazing fight, I’d love to see him and max again one day. I think Calvin have as having a bad night

[@Ritalie]

I never doubted him either! I totally didn't understand why people were just writing him off. It made no sense. I watched Kattar vs. Stephens, and Kattar has a level of violence and nastiness that few fighters can match.

[@Bluepickles333]

Ya I think he learned a lot from the halloway fight and I wouldn’t be surprised if he fought for the belt in the next 24 months

[@VuongPham-iy8zm]

@@Bluepickles333 He´ll never be champ.. Dude is tough and durable, got heart.. But his figthing IQ is lacking heavily.. He keep headhunting, doesn´t go for the body, Giga is all gassed out, yet he keeps headhunting. His one dimensional

[@SkoomaDealer24]

Yeah it surprised me a lot of people were doubting Calvin he’s been a beast even before he lost to Max. Minor set back with a major comeback.

[@lowlowseesee]

I love Calvin but you are correct about his FIQ

[@corey69000]

I was one of those people claiming Giga was up next. Man, I’m eating my words with a spoon and a fork right now. Great fight by Kattar!

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

If Calvins fight was a 5 rounder against Zabit, he would have put him to sleep. Calvin is no joke. Dude can scrap

[@rBlake]

Man is a walking weapon, regardless to losing to max’s speed and volume he’s technically one of the best boxers in the ufc 100%

[@neerajbholan5369]

you hope.

[@sho1oo]

Bwhahaha you wish. Zabit pieced him up. Dont talk nonsense

[@AWhiteMansAfro]

@@sho1oo Zabit gassed and you know it

[@bigweiner4208]

@@AWhiteMansAfro zabit is set to make a return soon and his cardio issues were a result of a diaphragm condition which he has had surgery to fix. Zabit already pieced calvin up in a 3 rounder so zabit with better cardio in a 5 rounder would dominate even more.

[@billythekidproductions5327]

I thought it was ridiculous that Giga was focusing on the title shot and Korean Zombie, etc…

[@givemefreebeers6718]

For real, he completely overlooked the killer that Calvin is and paid for it

[@billythekidproductions5327]

@@givemefreebeers6718 yup and rightfully so.

[@lawrencedaos3481]

Kattar so humble, Lots of class Up da ranking you go . Good job Kattar, As for giga he predicted da fight to soon and now back down da ranking giga goes no title shot for you can't call out any top rank fighter's

[@jackthewinter5066]

Calvin seems likeable and nice, and a total warrior inside cage. Nothing but respect. Hope he get the opportunity to fight for the belt, maybe after 1 or 2 more victories. I always liked his style inside of the cage but didn't know about his personality.

[@quintfl]

That fight might've been the kick in the ass Chikadze needed

[@Random_dudebro]

I was absolutely fuming at the sight of all the giga hype comments leading into this fight and everyone discounting Kattar... Huge fan of this guy since before his Max fight, glad to see his stock is going up. He deserves every bit of success. Great skills and he exudes a great attitude.

[@lowlowseesee]

I love that it made you fume. That’s admirable in my book.

[@tomd6265]

What a guy! So much respect and heart it's hard not to be a fan!

[@Coastal_one]

Western Ma here! Excellent fight Calvin! Salute to you my friend

[@theguvnor3880]

Imagine Kattar vs Yair.

[@DL13650]

I think Kattar pieces him up too. Yair is similar to Giga with more kicks, I don't think he stands a chance.

[@Maartun]

Imagine Giga vs Max and Calvin vs Ortega

[@loco0106]

@@DL13650 but giga is a kickboxer yair is more a taekwondo Guy so it will be more competitive and yair is more wild

[@lordknows8907]

Yair smokes him

[@__Ognam]

Yair outstruck Max while Kattar…

[@jordonselley3516]

Haven’t seen much media of Calvin before but he comes across as a very likeable guy and an exciting fighter. Props to Ariel for giving us this great interview!

[@anasshahid224]

2 years ago! Calvin Kattar put on a masterclass. 👏👏👏👏

[@curtisgranderson3758]

Very nice guy and a real warrior …wish him the best 💪

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

FANTASTIC INTRO ARIEL, THAT WAS DOPE

[@gionozadze9889]

Giga made this man a wrestler

[@matekreinekker3050]

Ah yes, I remember spinning elbows from my wrestling classes too!

[@maroofali2142]

This man made Giga's face look like it got savaged by a bear...

[@babcolmxabraham779]

u gotta love Kattar .. so humble

[@anasshahid224]

Calvin Kattar with a absolute masterclass performance! 🙌

[@droneggiando7764]

Great personality and mindset!

[@corymmarules7462]

I’m happy for Kattar but I was really concerned about the damage from the Max fight. Looks healthy and no signs of CTE. 🙏

[@mattzetts6501]

To be fair, CTE takes years and years to show signs and symptoms of. Post concussion syndrome is one thing, CTE is another, but yes, he does look great.

[@captaindeadpool2655]

I think Max is the one literally baptizing people.

[@jivadaya6439]

Love Calvin!

[@mainstreammop2711]

God bless this man. Super cool

[@Travvv94]

Making my bet against Max look not so bad... knew he had some big potential

[@danielradd111]

Awesome job by kattar,respect from australia.kattar vs Rodriguez next?

[@andrewjackson2811]

Sick guy man, glad he won

[@bnegs521]

Great win by Calvin he was almost a 2 to 1 underdog. DOMINATION!!

[@lilchaos4792]

Killer fighter. Future champ

[@RenaissanceYute]

killer fighter yeah, but future champ? no no no my son. He's the same age as Volk and has no chance while Max and Volk are in FW.

[@Shiggystardust]

@@RenaissanceYute don’t be so sure. No two fights are the same. Dude just proved he can make adjustments. H

[@dckillsall2425]

Love Calvin the heart in this guy does falter

[@GlennDavey]

Listening to Calvin while staring blankly at the AFL football jersey on the table for like 10 minutes before I remembered I'm Aussie and this is an MMA show like wtf that doing there lol?

[@EnergeticGiraffes]

I love how Ariel is still instigating fights

[@adamkennefick5749]

Calvin went full Michael Jordan on Giga lmaoo

[@CorporateSmitty]

Gotta love Kattar happy he got that W

[@hanglolo14]

Hard to not like Kattar. Glad he performed and prove most wrong.

[@briantneary2248]

Did New England proud. And Ariel..... You can't talk about sports teams. You like 5 different cities. No loyalty. Much love!

[@GlennDavey]

And he has Australian Rules football jerseys on the table. I'm so confused.

[@glenshort6567]

Kattar is amazing.

[@sophortus4631]

zombie beat moicano and edgar. ranked 5 and 4. recently ige @ lower top 10 calvin beat ige and stpehens. ranked lower top 10. recently giga @ lower top 10 Kattar is a beast, but he does not have a better resume than KZ atm.

[@dimplecheeks1]

Ariel is just sucking on anyone he give interview to, he alway tried to swing favor nothing new. I actually think Kattar probably beat TKZ but that’s BS was just Ariel giving head to his interviewee nth to do with being fair. He’ll say the exact opposite if tkz was in front of him. Plus he’s instigating all giga said to Volk and Kattar just to get back giga for calling him out. Not a fan what giga said but Ariel is not a good person.

[@vishnu2407]

Rankings don't mean as much as matchups do a lot of the time There's a reason a lot of people straight up ignored zabit and he couldn't become champ, they wouldn't fare well against his style

[@dimplecheeks1]

@@vishnu2407 I don’t think zabit have anything max and Alex especially when he’s out for so long and that cardio is his big issue.

[@Ritalie]

Calvin Kattar is currently the Baddest Man on the Planet. Nobody has showcased that level of pure street violence in a title eliminator fight before, using elbows, and a cast iron chin. I think they need to create a BMF belt for 145 pounds, and award it to Kattar by default.

[@GlennDavey]

Sure, whoever won on the weekend is the current Baddest Man on the Planet, okay.

[@bilkid4233]

Kattar Vs Lawler is a fight to make 😳

[@seaniveroni5579]

Lawler fight at 170 bro

[@andrewkheir1484]

I’m a fan! What a performance

[@alaskayoung3413]

Didn’t know anything about this dude until the Max fight and now this fight and interview and he’s made me a fan. Hat a great attitude and personality on top of a great return after a bad fight.

[@HeisLeg3nd]

You should go back and watch some other fights. Him vs Zabit was fun, if that was a 5 rounder, Calvin would have took it. He’s got some good wins under his belt, super impressive striking.

[@goldeneyeforevercom]

I was laughing my ass off during the fight. Calvin was just smashing that dood. Just go down. That's what I was thinking. Just get KO'd already. Nope. Just a zombie performance by Calvin. Tough as hell.

[@GlennDavey]

Calvin is not a one-hitter quitter, it's true. But... knockout artists leave beautiful faces behind. A fighter who can't one-punch knockout will MESS YOUR FACE UP for 5 rounds instead, it's almost worse. The choices in MMA for losers: Sleep or be ugly 6:48

[@Paregoric]

@@GlennDavey When Calvin wins by tko its done so usually within 2 rounds, and his opponent's face is destroyed. Reminds me of how Tony leaves his opponents.

[@GlennDavey]

@@Paregoric Yeah sometimes you'd rather bring a pillow and have a nap than go home and scare your kids

[@hitthefkit6441]

@@GlennDavey 🤣🤣 so true man 🙌

[@Saielb]

Throwing them Boston Bows!

[@JohnDoe-kx1yt]

Kattar, the one who came back, guy is the real deal.

[@Samuel-yt9ty]

Became a Kattar fan on Saturday

[@TKilla-gz7oo]

It's just Cartel Business when Calvin steps in the Octagon

[@jesseglick9384]

He reps New England well!

[@stevegreusome9961]

Chael " Now what does this say about Bless ed." 🌊🏄. Goodness gracious. Super hectic, Crikey.. 😃

[@jaywalker6464]

That fight was a double blow because Kattar beat him in striking.

[@GiorgiSukhitashvili]

Fan of Both Giga and Kattar, Ariel starts or tries to start more beefs than Colby tho... instigator supreme. @8:25 "Did he say that to you in the hospital?" Calvin handled it so well, even a bigger fan of him now.

[@imnotfat3708]

Calvin vs Ortega Yair vs Giga

[@adityajillellamudi4634]

Katter vs Ortega next

[@deebin]

im so happy that kattar won man people sleeping on this man

[@gchammertime1557]

I'm going to go as far as saying this is my new favorite fighter after this weekend.

[@documax123]

Does anyone else fast fwd through Ariel's introductions to his guests? And I noticed it only took Calvin a few minutes to say UFC fighters' favorite piece of profundity - "It is what it is."

[@garden3818]

I think its nice of him to hype his guests up

[@sho1oo]

All respect to kattar. Zabit is the best featherweight. I only hope he returns to realize that

[@meesert]

Honestly didnt think this was good matchup for him but proved me wrong. Very impressive performance.

[@igotagunonme1777]

like calvin even more after this fight

[@GlennDavey]

6:48 Lady Giga and his Poked Face

[@munkay_magickstudios8681]

Kattar is a beast it just shows that max and volk are on another level

[@aribrahim1898]

Giga-train derailed 💀

[@Tac0maAr0ma]

Kattar vs Ortega 👀👀👀

[@TheRmstone]

Calvin “Like I Said” Kattar.

[@aw3279]

Boston strong 💪🏾

[@CombatSports01]

0:40

[@mickcee5053]

Kattar v Ortega next ??

[@ep3578]

MA baby!! The cartel!!

[@thedarklord7003]

Chad honestly

[@NateBrownsMix]

Giga gassed after the first round..i knew giga couldnt finish kattar. If max couldnt how could giga

[@GlennDavey]

But also Kattar couldn't finish Giga... so it's like 5 rounds of face punishment for the loser haha it's almost worse than a knockout!

[@camron4668]

Man I bet on this guy and he made me some money. I will always put money on Mr. Kattar going forward. Thank you brother.

[@DubcityTX]

He has the voice of a Rocky type character lol

[@sonyghazi]

He is slowly becoming into mma version of Micky Ward

[@sabojezles]

Kalvin and his newly born son, heard the kid was baptized with the name of Humbled Chikadze.

[@CombatSports01]

5:21

[@mikeyray8339]

I have never seen a guy get it so flush with elbows

[@NeoValeTudo]

How does kattar deserve it more than zombie? Beating ige holds that much weight?

[@calebbrown1677]

All these dudes saying “they never doubted him” now lmao. I thought giga was gonna murder him and doubted him. Let’s go Calvin

[@LiterallyRiggtarded]

I had Giga winning but it wasn’t anything personal. Not a big fan of his personality or anything. Happy for Kattar good dude

[@GlennDavey]

Same but, well now I got a taste of his personality I'm glad he lost lol Calvin really impressed

[@notpisso8]

@@GlennDavey what personality? just asking

[@GlennDavey]

@@notpisso8 yeh he’s pretty cocky even after losing. A bit disrespectful actually. According to him, he beats Kattar 9 times out of 10, this was just the 1 time he didn’t. Kinda fail for me on that approach. Also before the fight he was calling out the champ which was obviously unrealistic now but also disrespectful to his upcoming opponent. Therefore he underestimated. I was really high on Giga before this.

[@LiterallyRiggtarded]

@@GlennDavey I’m just amazed that Kattar was beating him on the feet tbh. I thought Kattar would have to grind out every round wrestling but he controlled the fight pretty much everywhere

[@abrahamayala3347]

Fighters never wanna feel like they did again against max so they come back better 💀

[@Googladesh]

Every question Nosewani asks to anyone is snakyyy. Very first question is baiting Kattar 'best new englander performance' against his own city

[@TysonHerzig]

Something happened to Giga after the second minute of the first round. He's not as tough as we thought. Calvin is tough!

[@DavitChaladze123]

He isn't as tough as you thought? How tough you thought he was? Dude was eating those elbows while being gassed for four rounds and didn't go down.

[@TysonHerzig]

@@DavitChaladze123 you have Valid point. I was thinking he would have the output of the first 2 min longer than he did. I related this to his reaction of the take down. But yes, you have a point there, he was durable indeed.

[@angelalbertoolivaresramire8547]

Kattar vs Rodríguez for title eliminator (while max is out)

[@mikeyyyyyy3312]

Looks like edmen shahbasyan in 10 years

[@bobdolesghost2406]

Ariel a fool for bringing up the Giga live quote. He trying to set up an unnecessary rematch? Sometimes the shtick is too much.

[@joeblow4360]

calvin fought one of the best in max holloway and its obvious he got the rub.

[@samoanpride9247]

What a gentleman! I would of been like "9 times my ass" lol.

[@gordonsmith5589]

How many times does Ariel need to say “I mean”? WTF? It is like DC is talking 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@rnegoro1]

Kattar basically gave the other fighters a textbook instruction on how to systemically dismantle giga. Not that giga cant evolve.

[@GlennDavey]

He won't though.. due to his comments. He thinks this was the 1 time out of 10 that Kattar would beat him. So the man has nothing to learn, of course!

[@raindeer5798]

Giga ego way to big