'Blessed' set up one of the most impressive non-title fighting performances that we have ever seen in the Octagon.
Max Holloway has produced many iconic moments, versions and fights since he was signed at the UFC in 2012.
If there is a single outing that stands out of the rest, along with his UFC 300 display against Justin Gaethje, it was when he returned to non-title fighting after his incredible rule as the featherweight champion where he faced Calvin Kattar.
Kattar was a competition in the elevator and with Holloway from back-to-back defeats to Alexander Volkanovski, it was a huge opportunity for him to win the greatest victory of his career.
Instead, 'blessed' in style with a all of you must have forgotten the performance, where he had placed a marker for any other UFC hunter who depicts himself as a talented boxer.
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Max Holloway breaks several striking records with a one -sided display against Calvin Kattar
Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar headed the first UFC card that took place in the newly built Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, together with the first event of the promotion on ABC.
While Kattar has suffered some losses in the Octagon, with the resident of Massachusetts to return to Las Vegas this weekend to take on Youssef Zalal, he never encountered anything as Holloway on this night in January 2021.
'Blessed' proved that he was still one of the best and after a few reactions prior to the fight about how they would matchup in the boxing exchanges, the former champion had a point to prove.
In one of the most shameful sequences we have ever seen in the Octagon to this day, Holloway looked at the commentators and told him he is the best boxer in the UFC while he remains the way of his opponent's shots slip away.
It was clear during the competition that Fight fans watched something special and that came out at the end of the fight.
Holloway was not only one of only four hunters who obtained a 50-42 score card in the UFC, he broke several striking records for a single fight, including total and important strikes that have landed and tried.
Kattar somehow got the last bell in an excellent display of toughness, but there was no doubt about who the better man was this night.
Calvin Kattar has been struggling for form since then
On the way to his fight with Max Holloway, Calvin Kattar came from an impressive run in the division.
He had done a good show against Zabit Magomedsharipov, despite the loss of the fight before he went to win over Jeremy Stephens and then Ige.
Since his one-sided Beatdown by Holloway, Kattar has won one in his last four, who is a bounce decay of victory and dominant version against Giga Chikadze, a year after his fight with 'blessed'
He returns this Saturday in the Apex in Las Vegas looking for a three-field slip, while his opponent, Morocco's Youssef Zalal, wants to expand his current UFC winning streak to four after beating Billy Quarantillo, Jarno Errens And Jack Shore.
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