{"id":403630,"date":"2022-01-15T19:11:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T03:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=403630"},"modified":"2022-01-15T19:11:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T03:11:14","slug":"pros-react-after-calvin-kattar-defeats-giga-chikadze-at-ufc-vegas-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/pros-react-after-calvin-kattar-defeats-giga-chikadze-at-ufc-vegas-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros react after Calvin Kattar defeats Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 46"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 46 event was headlined by a key featherweight matchup between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze.<\/p>\n

Kattar (23-5 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a brutal beating at the hands of Max Holloway twelve months ago. Prior to that setback, \u2018The Boston Finisher\u2019 was coming off victories over Dan Ige and Jeremy Stephens.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Giga Chikadze (14-3 MMA) had entered tonight\u2019s UFC Vegas 46 main event<\/a>\u00a0sporting a nine-fight winning streak, his most recent victory being a TKO finish against\u00a0Edson Barboza<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 46<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tonight’s ‘Kattar vs. Chikadze’ main event proved to be an absolutely thrilling five-round war. Calvin and Giga traded punches, elbows, knees and kicks for twenty-five straight minutes, with ‘The Boston Finisher’ clearly getting the better of the exchanges overall. After what can only be described as a ‘fight of the year’ candidate, Kattar was awarded a much deserved win.<\/p>\n

Official UFC Vegas 46 Result: Calvin Kattar def. Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision (50-45 x2, 50-44)<\/p>\n

Check out how the pros reacted to Kattar vs. Chikadze below:<\/p>\n

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Alright baby! Fun one on the way! #UFCVegas46<\/a><\/p>\n

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) January 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n