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The UFC’s second event on Fight Island is officially in the books.
With fighters making the walk to the octagon just four days removed from the historic UFC 251 card, fans were hoping to pick things up right where they left off. In the night’s main event, fans witnessed a technical masterpiece between featherweight contenders Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige.
With both men evenly matched over the first three rounds, Kattar turned a corner entering championship rounds en route to a unanimous decision win.
Below is how fellow fighters reacted to the entire night of action in Abu Dhabi.
Calvin Kattar defeats Dan Ige
Great fight boys. Keep your head up @Dynamitedan808 #UFCFightNight #UFCFightIsland1
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) July 16, 2020
Great fight @Dynamitedan808 !!!
— Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) July 16, 2020
Ige is such a warrior! #UFCFightIsland1 pic.twitter.com/thgiGzLWDl
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 16, 2020
Heck of a fight between Ige and Kattar.
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) July 16, 2020
Proud of you @Dynamitedan808 fight may have not went your way, but I thought you looked and did great! Love you my brother! The future is bright @Eric_XCMMA great work too
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) July 16, 2020
Kattar is a BEAST! #UFCFightIsland
— Jordan Espinosa (@statechamp103) July 16, 2020
Calvin Kattar looked amazing! Has some of the best striking and footwork in the division.. #UFCFightIsland1
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) July 16, 2020
Kattar’s timing and precision is on point. And Ige’s ability to get in and get out is on point.
— Miles Chapo Johns (@milesxjohns) July 16, 2020
I got Kattar winning, but Great fight by both. #UFCFightIsland #UFCFightNight172
Wow, what a fight by Katter and Ige! The skill set on both sides were amazing! Let’s include the heart these two showed. My kinda main event! #UFCFightIsland1
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) July 16, 2020
Ige’s so tough kept pushing foward with one eye
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 16, 2020
Really like watching Kattar. Good fighter! #UFCFightIsland1
— Edmen Shahbazyan (@edmenshahbazyan) July 16, 2020
Solid scrap... 4-1 Kattar, but Ige was with the shits #UFCFightIsland1
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) July 16, 2020
Great fight! Gotta love both these guys #UFCFightIsland1
— Vince Morales (@vandetta135) July 16, 2020
@CalvinKattar is a legit contender!! Dan has a very bright future but it’s just Calvins time!!!!
— Anthony Rocco Martin (@TonyRoccoMartin) July 16, 2020
Tim Elliott defeats Ryan Benoit
Tim elliott is winning this fight, I don’t understand the live betting on this one.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 16, 2020
Fun fight! #UFCFightIsland1
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 16, 2020
Fun fight
— Chito Vera (@chitoveraUFC) July 16, 2020
What a fight! Wow #UFCFightIsland
— Julian marquez (@JMarquezMMA) July 16, 2020
Wait what?! #UFCFightIsland1
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 16, 2020
Geese Elliot vs Benoit had me stressed. His poor hand when he threw that cross #UFCFightIsland1
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 16, 2020
Solid fight. I had it 2-1 Benoit, but I can see it the other way. #UFCFightIsland1
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) July 16, 2020
Ufc didn’t sign Tim because he stays out of trouble and makes weight they signed him because he comes to scrap and is 100 miles an hour
— Anthony Rocco Martin (@TonyRoccoMartin) July 16, 2020
Jimmie Rivera edges Cody Stamann
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) July 16, 2020
Beautiful technical performance overall from my brother @JimmieRivera135 #UFCFightIsland1
— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) July 16, 2020
Rivera def got two rounds for the win
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) July 16, 2020
Congrats @JimmieRivera135 !!!!! #UFCFightIsland
— Katlyn Chookagian (@blondefighter) July 16, 2020
@JimmieRivera135 looked super sharp tonight. #UFCFightIsland
— Mike Trizano (@TheLoneWolfMMA) July 16, 2020
Taila Santos defeats Molly McCann
Talia Santos 16-1 wow and a great performance very well everywhere #UFCFightIsland1
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 16, 2020
Santos fought really well tn. She’s going to be a handful for the majority of the ladies in this weightclass. McCann hung in tough but Santos was on another level. #UFCFightIsland1 #TheWeeklyScraps!
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 16, 2020
Hell yeah ladies. Good fight!! Both fought hard to the end #UFCFightIsland1
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) July 16, 2020
2x0 @TailasantosUfc #UFCFightIsland1 #UFCnoCombate
— Sarah Frota A Treta (@atretaoficial) July 16, 2020
Mounir Lazzez edges Abdul Razak Alhassan
Great fight! And great call out #UFCFightIsland1
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 16, 2020
FOTN
— Josh Emmett (@JoshEmmettUFC) July 16, 2020
Dana better get out that checkbook. What a fight!! #UFCFightIsland1 #UFCFightIsland
— Randy Costa (@RandyCosta135) July 16, 2020
Promising future for this guy and a big call out in mike perry. Smart move there by lazzez
— Brian Kelleher (@brianboom135) July 16, 2020
Mounir vs Perry would be someone please make it happen #FightIsland
— Randa Markos (@randamma) July 16, 2020
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