The first UFC event of the year is in the books. Largely an underwhelming card – there were only two finishes out of ten fights – it was saved by fantastic main event between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze. Just a half-month into the new year, their featherweight war has established itself as the early front-runner for FOTY—with Kattar delivering a life-changing beating to a game Chikadze, much in the same way Max Holloway did to him a year ago.
In the process, Kattar re-established himself as someone to watch in the division. Chikadze’s title hopes may be dashed in the present, but the product of Kings MMA should have enough time to right his ship given his relative inexperience in the sport.