Calvin Kattar isn’t calling foul on the judges at UFC Austin however he nonetheless believes he must be leaving his principal occasion conflict in opposition to Josh Emmett with a win moderately than a cut up resolution loss.
In a back-and-forth warfare over 5 rounds, Kattar believed he dished out extra injury spherical over spherical and that ought to have been sufficient to deserve the victory on the scorecards.
“I believed I used to be simply going to get my hand raised on the finish,” Kattar mentioned on the UFC publish combat present. “I didn’t care, typically we give a s*** if it’s unanimous or a cut up. I believed I did sufficient to win the combat. Josh is a category act, a tricky child. Congrats to him and his workforce.”
On paper, every spherical was troublesome to attain with Kattar touchdown with quantity and Emmett firing again with larger energy in most of the exchanges.
Kattar’s greatest offense was a lead jab that repeatedly related and finally busted up Emmett’s eye. In return, Emmett got here after Kattar with knockout energy behind virtually each punch, which made the judges’ job that a lot more durable when the ultimate horn sounded.
“Clearly he’s received numerous energy,” Kattar mentioned about Emmett. “You’re coping with adversity, listening to that voice telling you to get small otherwise you inform it to close up and get massive. Simply working my means via the combat.
“Josh offered numerous issues as a prime featherweight would do. I believed I did sufficient to beat them however I assume the judges noticed it one other means.”
As a result of the combat was so shut, Kattar by no means took his foot off the gasoline so he provides no excuses relating to his efficiency however that’s additionally why he felt like he did sufficient to safe the choice.
“There was by no means some extent the place I believed I might sit again however I believed I used to be edging him out positively,” Kattar mentioned. “Particularly the longer the combat went. Fifth spherical, I believed I took it. I do know he needed me to face within the middle and bang however I imply that might be cool if I wasn’t up within the combat possibly.
“I believed I used to be touchdown the higher photographs however I’m not a decide. So it went the best way it did however I believed I did sufficient to win the combat.”
Understandably dissatisfied with the result, Kattar nonetheless provided up his congratulations to Emmett on his win as he plans to return house to rewatch the combat to raised perceive what went flawed that led to the cut up resolution loss.
“Simply that I believed I did sufficient to beat a excessive caliber opponent,” Kattar mentioned. “Simply have to return, verify the tape, see what’s up however actually form of simply received extra questions than something.”
