[autotag]Calvin Kattar[/autotag] was unable to continue against [autotag]Arnold Allen[/autotag] after injuring his knee at UFC Fight Night 213.
Allen (17-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC) defeated Kattar (23-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) by TKO just 8 seconds into Round 2 of their featherweight main event at the UFC Apex. Kattar injured his knee at the end of Round 1. He tried to fight in the second, but stumbled early and referee Herb Dean waved things off..
Round 1 was a feeling-out process to start. Allen landed a couple of low kicks, while Kattar pumped out his jab. Kattar landed with a one-two combo, but Allen fired back with a left cross. Allen blitzed in with a combo of his own, tagging Kattar with a few clean shots. Allen started finding a home for his left hand. Kattar went for a jumping knee, but landed awkwardly and blew his right knee out. Allen jumped on for an anaconda choke, but Kattar survived the round.
Before Round 2 started, the cageside physician checked on Kattar, who said he was good to go. But just seconds later, Allen landed a calf kick to Kattar’s left leg, and Kattar immediately fell when he was unable to put any weight on the injured right leg.
Not the way anybody expected this one to go
This one will go down as a TKO for @ArnoldBFA after Kattar suffers a knee injury #UFCVegas63 pic.twitter.com/bPthoJOzwd
— UFC (@ufc) October 30, 2022
Allen remained unbeaten in the UFC. He took the microphone post-fight and asked for an interim title shot since UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is preparing to chase a second belt in the weight class above.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 213 results include:
- Arnold Allen def. Calvin Kattar via TKO (knee injury) – Round 2, 0:08
- Max Griffin def. Tim Means via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Jared Vanderaa via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Tresean Gore def. Josh Fremd via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 0:49
- Khalil Rountree def. Dustin Jacoby via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Roman Dolidze def. Phil Hawes via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:09
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Andrei Arlovski via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:50
- Junyong Park def. Joseph Holmes via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:04
- Steve Garcia def. Chase Hooper via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:32
- Cody Durden def. Carlos Mota via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Christian Rodriguez def. Joshua Weems via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 1, 4:07
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 213.
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