A matchup between surging featherweights Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige will headline the UFC’s July 15 fight card on “Fight Island.”
Kattar (21-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Ige (14-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) have agreed to meet in the main event event of the UFC’s four-card series on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, throughout July.
MMA Junkie confirmed with a person close to the situation following an initial report from ESPN. The person requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to make the fight official.
Kattar will attempt to build momentum off a big knockout win over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 249 in May. It’s his second main event in his past three fights, with him having lost a decision to Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC on ESPN+ 22 in November.
Ige, meanwhile, jumps into his first headlining spot after edging Edson Barboza in a split decision at UFC on ESPN 8 in May. “Dynamite” has won six consecutive fights in the featherweight division.
The latest on the UFC’s July 15 event includes:
- Calvin Kattar vs. Dan Ige
- Carla Esparza vs. Marina Rodriguez
- Molly McCann vs. Taila Santos
- Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Mounir Lazzez
- Aleksander Doskalchuk vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
- Modestas Bukauskas vs. Vinicius Moreira
