Calvin Kattar hopes to repeat what Sean OMalley did to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 300 [Video]

Calvin Kattar gets excited about any fight, but the opponents rarely matter.

His return at UFC 300 might mean more than usual, but not because he welcomes former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling to 145 pounds. His elation this time comes from fighting for the first time since a torn ACL ended his October 2022 fight with Arnold Allen.

“I never put too much thoughts out there on what I’m expecting,” Kattar said on The MMA Hour. “I can’t control all the bulls***. I just try to stay as ready as possible. I knew the next one was going to be big, no matter who I was stepping across from. I feel like the last two fights were kind of tough for me, where last one was an injury, and the one prior I felt like I won. I feel like should be on at least a two-fight win streak, plus the injury. It’s just frustrating.

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