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UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige Betting
Featherweight contender Calvin Kattar (21-4, 11 KOs, 2 SUBs) will meet prospect Dan Ige (3 KOs, 5 SUBs) at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige on Wednesday, July 15 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The main card airs live on ESPN starting 6pm ET. The co-main event features former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (23-8-1, 7 KOs, 4 SUBs) in a matchup against Pedro Munhoz (18-4, 4 KOs, 9 SUBs). The prelims on ESPN+ feature six bouts.
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Venue: UFC Fight Island
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
While the lightweight division is widely lauded as the UFC’s most loaded weight class, it’s fair to say that 145 puts up a strong argument as well.
Case in point: No. 6 Calvin Kattar meets No. 11 Dan Ige in a headlining matchup on July 15. They might be five spots apart, but their rankings could arguably be reversed and nobody would bat an eye. Ige isn’t a recognized name yet, but the dude has one six straight, taking split decisions over Mirsad Bektic and Edson Barboza in his last two. To put that in context: Ige welcomed one of the lightweight division’s most explosive strikers to featherweight and walked away victorious. Bektic hasn’t lived up to massive expectations, but he’s still a brutally tough opponent for anybody in the division.
Kattar is 5-2 inside the octagon, with his only losses coming against Renato Carneiro and Zabit Magomedsharipov. Carneiro was considered a dark horse contender at the time, while Zabit is currently a legit title contender. Most recently, “The Boston Finisher” lived up to his nickname by KOing Jeremy Stephens - a fighter that’s notoriously difficult to finish. Also on his resume: TKO wins over Ricardo Lamas and Shane Burgos. In just a short time, Kattar has emerged as a problem at 145 pounds.
Here are the guys ranked above Kattar right now: Volkanovski, Holloway, Ortega, Zabit, The Korean Zombie and Yair Rodriguez. Josh Emmett has an argument to join that list. There is no shortage of big name killers the winner of the main event could match up with, and at that level a title shot isn’t far away.
In the co-main event, former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar finally makes his move down to bantamweight - where he also joins an extremely crowded division. He’s jumping right into the fray with a contest against the No. 7 Pedro Munhoz. The Answer earned two shots at the featherweight title, but fell short both times. With losses in three of his past four (against Ortega, Holloway and TKZ), Edgar is hoping to jumpstart a flagging career in a lighter weight class.
Munhoz hasn’t fought in over a year, most recently dropping a decision to title contender Aljamain Sterling. But prior to that, the 33-year old had surged up the rankings with three straight wins over Brett Johns, Bryan Caraway and Cody Garbrandt. While he might not be on that elte tier, the Brazilian is an excellent litmus test to see how far Edgar can go at 135 pounds.
Another fight to note: a women’s strawweight fight between Carla Esparza and Marina Rodriguez. Esparza is a gatekeeper to the upper reaches of the division. Rodriguez is undefeated, but hasn’t been particularly impressive in getting that record. However, beating Esparza is something that can’t be ignored. If Rodriguez ever wants to stand out in a stacked division, she has to make a statement here.
Let’s take a peek at the odds and the UFC Betting Odds at BookMaker.eu. We’ll post detailed betting breakdowns during fight week.
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige Card & Odds
Featherweight - Dan Ige +238 vs. Calvin Kattar -315
Welterweight - Mounir Lazzez +254 vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan -340
Women’s Flyweight - Talia Santos -120 vs. Molly McCann -110
Featherweight - Jared Gordon -150 vs. Chris Fishgold -120
Women’s Flyweight - Liana Jojua +139 vs. Diana Belbita -175
Featherweight - Lerone Murphy +124 vs. Ricardo Ramos -155
Flyweight - Ryan Benoit -110 vs. Tim Elliott -120
Bantamweight - Aaron Phillips +431 vs. Jack Shore -650
Light Heavyweight - Andreas Michailidis +176 vs. Modestas Bukauskas -225
Middleweight - John Phillips +228 vs. Khamzat Chimaev -300
Featherweight - Jimmie Rivera -135 vs. Cody Stamann +105
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