UFC Vegas 46 results and recap: Kattar outworks Chikadze as Collier submits Sherman

In
the
main
event
of
the
opening
UFC
event
of
2022,
featherweight
contenders
No.
5
ranked
Kattar
and
No.
8
ranked
Chikadze
engaged
in
a
brilliant
and
technical
striking
clash.

Kattar
had
Chikadze
on
the
ground
in
the
first
round,
and
forced
him
on
the
back
foot
for
a
second
round
boxers’ brawl.
After
that,
Kattar
surged
and
assaulted
with
elbows
that
cut,
and
Chikadze
stayed
in
his
first
5-round
bout
out
of
pure
grit.

The
unanimous
decision
was
deservedly
awarded
to
Kattar
who
said,
“It’s
bittersweet.
I
feel
(physically
bad),
but
I’ve
never
been
better.
Giga’s
a
tough
fighter
and
they
all
bet
against
me
on
this
fight,
but
like
I’ve
been
saying,
it
doesn’t
matter
who
calls
you
out,
if
you
believe
in
yourself,
that’s
all
that
matters.
I
know
what
I
have,
now
everyone
else
is
learning.”

In
the
co-main
event,
heavyweights
Jake
Collier
and
Chase
Sherman
shook
the
Octagon.
After
a
banging
opening
stanza,
Collier
forced
Chase
down
and
landed
splitting
elbows
that
made
him
cover
and
turn.
Collier
took
the
back
and
got
the
tap
via
rear
naked
choke,
all
in
the
first
round.

After
the
win,
Collier
said,
“Don’t
let
it
go
to
the
judges.
I
was
out
here
to
kill
and
have
fun.
It
was
weird
that
I
took
him
down.
I
didn’t
think
I’d
go
for
a
finish,
but
it
is
what
it
is.
I
just
went
for
it.
A
win
is
a
win
in
UFC.
He’s
a
tough
dude,
so
I’m
glad
I
finished
him.”

Also
on
the
main
card,
in
a
thrilling
flyweight
scrap,
No.
5
ranked
Brandon
Royval
and
No.
7
ranked
Rogerio
Bontorin
proved
that
styles
make
fights.
Royval
landed
double
the
strikes
while
Bontorin
nailed
a
whopping
7
takedown
attempts.

But
to
show
off
their
incredible
well-rounded
abilities,
Royval
almost
got
an
armbar
submission
and
Bontorin
nearly
got
a
knockdown.
The
judges
had
a
tough
time
of
it,
and
a
split
decision
went
the
way
of
Royval.

He’ll
be
closely
watching
what
happens
in
the
rematch
title
fight
between
UFC
flyweight
champion
Brandon
Moreno
and
Number
1
contender
Deiveson
Figueiredo
at
next
Sunday’s
UFC
270.

Former
women’s
flyweight
title
challengers
added
fire
to
the
contender
discussion
when
No.
2
ranked
Katlyn
Chookagian
and
No.
4
ranked
Jennifer
Maia
battled
to
the
final
bell.

Chookagian
had
the
early
surge:
she
weathered
the
onslaught,
had
ground
control
and
out-struck
Maia
in
the
first
round.
Maia
rose
to
the
occasion
and
made
the
next
two
rounds
competitive.

Chookagian’s
jab
was
her
key
to
victory,
and
she
employed
it
with
fury
to
earn
a
unanimous
decision.
Chookagian
ties
women’s
flyweight
champion
Valentina
Shevchenko
with
8
wins
in
the
division,
and
is
now
in
prime
position
for
another
title
shot.

After
200
kickboxing
fights,
Viacheslav
Borshchev
announced
his
intention
to
become
an
MMA
fighter
by
leaving
Russia
and
showing
up
on
the
doorstep
of
Team
Alpha
Male
with
presents
for
Urijah
Faber.

The
Dana
White’s
Contender
Series
graduate
today
announced
his
arrival
to
the
stacked
UFC
lightweight
division
with
an
impressive
debut.
Dakota
Bush
came
out
strong
with
a
brilliant
game
plan
of
takedowns,
yet
Borshchev
rose
to
the
occasion
and
showed
an
improving
wrestling
defense.

His
famous
left
hook
was
his
weapon
of
choice
which
he
employed
to
the
liver
and
crumpled
Bush
for
a
first
round
TKO.
Borshchev
celebrated
with
an
equally
impressive
traditional
hopak
dance.

In
the
main
card
opener,
Bill
Algeo
dominated
Joanderson
Brito
over
three
rounds
in
a
featherweight
to
earn
a
unanimous
decision
win
after
Jamie
Pickett
defeated
Joseph
Holmes
in
the
preliminary
card,
that
also
saw
Court
McGee,
Brian
Kelleher
and
TJ
Brown
earn
decision
wins.

UFC
Vegas
46
Final
Results

Main
Card

1.
Featherweight
bout:
Calvin
Kattar
defeated
Giga
Chikadze
via
unanimous
decision
(50-45,
50-45,
50-44)

2.
Heavyweight
bout:
Jake
Collier
defeated
Chase
Sherman
via
submission
(rear
naked
choke)
at
2:26
of
the
first
round

3.
Flyweight
bout:
Brandon
Royval
defeated
Rogerio
Bontorin
via
split
decision
(29-28,
29-28,
28-29)

4.
Women’s
Flyweight
bout:
Katlyn
Chookagian
defeated
Jennifer
Maia
via
unanimous
decision
(30-27,
30-27,
30-27)

5.
Lightweight
bout:
Viacheslav
Borshchev
defeated
Dakota
Bush
via
TKO
(strikes)
at
3:47
of
the
first
round

6.
Featherweight
bout:
Bill
Algeo
defeated
Joanderson
Brito
via
unanimous
decision
(30-27,
29-28,
29-28)

Preliminary
Card

1.
Middleweight
bout:
Jamie
Pickett
defeated
Joseph
Holmes
via
unanimous
decision
(29-28,
29-28,
29-28)

2.
Welterweight
bout:
Court
McGee
defeated
Ramiz
Brahimaj
via
unanimous
decision
(30-27,
30-27,
30-27)

3.
Featherweight
bout:
Brian
Kelleher
defeated
Kevin
Croom
via
unanimous
decision
(30-27,
30-27,
29-28)

4.
Lightweight
bout:
TJ
Brown
defeated
Charles
Rosa
via
unanimous
decision
(29-28,
29-28,
29-28)