The Level Change Podcast 159: Oliveira-Gaethje, Big Franci vs. UFC
Welcome to the The Level Change Podcast, our combat sports themed variety show hosted by Stephie Haynes, Mookie Alexander and Victor Rodriguez, featuring the news of the week, fight card breakdowns and analysis, a roundup of regional promotions’ cards and fights, and whatever else we decide is important enough or entertaining enough to bring to […]
UFC Vegas 46 medical suspensions: Giga Chikadze suspended indefinitely
Giga Chikadze was in bad shape when he left the Octagon following his unanimous decision loss to Calvin Kattar at UFC Vegas 46 on Saturday night. The Georgian was virtually unrecognizable, sporting deep cuts and severe bruises on his face from absorbing 144 significant strikes from the New England Cartel product. Considering how much damage […]
UFC champ calls Giga Chikadze ‘an absolute idiot’ for pre-fight comments
Giga Chikadze took a tough loss over the weekend against Calvin Kattar. The fight, which headlined UFC Vegas 46, ended in a unanimous decision loss for the Georgian. Though, he did secure a Fight of the Night bonus. The exciting bout snapped a nine-fight winning streak for Chikadze and pushed him down the queue as […]
Giga Chikadze after loss to Calvin Kattar: I would beat him nine times out of ten
For the first time in his UFC career, Giga Chikadze is dealing with a loss. It happened at the hands of Calvin Kattar at UFC Vegas 46 on Saturday, where he absorbed quite a beating throughout the five-round battle. Chikadze wore the fight on his face after absorbing a barrage of knees and elbows within […]
UFC Vegas 46 Reactions & UFC 270 Picks | Care/Don’t Care Podcast
It’s time for another one of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: the astounding Eugene S. Robinson, author of the ‘Eugene S. Robinson Substack’, the fight book: “Fight: Everything You Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You’d Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking”, host of the ‘Eugene S. Robinson […]
UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze – Unofficial Awards
The first UFC event of the year is in the books. Largely an underwhelming card – there were only two finishes out of ten fights – it was saved by fantastic main event between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze. Just a half-month into the new year, their featherweight war has established itself as the early […]
UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze – Fights to make
UFC Vegas 46 met the most important qualification that any Fight Night needs to achieve: that, whatever the rest of the card might be, the main event needs to be awesome. Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze was an absolute banger from start to finish and put just the right cap on a night of otherwise […]
‘F-ck you Korean Zombie!’ – Giga Chikadze not happy with Chan Sung Jung’s UFC Vegas 46 tweet
In the lead up to the UFC Vegas 46 fight card, Giga Chikadze offered his opinion on Chan Sung Jung aka ‘The Korean Zombie’ stepping in to replace an injured Max Holloway against UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski. In the aftermath of Chikadze’s loss to Calvin Kattar on Saturday, Jung let Chikadze know his opinion […]
‘I’d like to think they want to keep me’ – Katlyn Chookagian a free agent after UFC Vegas 46 win
Katlyn Chookagian scored another win over Jennifer Maia at UFC Vegas 46, but while her first win over Maia netted her a title shot, her second win could mark the end of her UFC career. Saturday night marked the end of Chookagian’s contract, and she addressed her free agent status at the post-fight press conference. […]
UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs Chikadze | 6th Round Post-Fight Show
Bloody Elbow fight experts, Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado, are here to breakdown the UFC Vegas 46: ‘Kattar vs. Chikadze’ Fight Night event, which was broadcast from the APEX Center in Las Vegas, NV. This week’s 6th Rd hosts!June M. Williams The guys have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the […]
Pics: Giga Chikadze’s face absolutely mangled by Calvin Kattar’s elbows
Last night Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze put on a show in the main event of the UFC’s 2022 curtain opener, UFC Vegas 46. The pair left it all in the cage and delivered a Fight of the Year candidate that resulted in a unanimous decision win for Kattar. The fight was a stand-up feast […]
UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze – Winners and Losers
My biggest question heading into UFC Vegas 46 was how or if the loss to Max Holloway on January 16, 2021 changed Calvin Kattar? Kattar answered that question with his emphatic win over Giga Chikadze on January 15, 2022. Holloway put a brutal beating on Kattar in that UFC on ABC fight. The bout went […]
UFC Vegas 46 post-fight bonuses: Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze takes Fight of the Night honors
After a month-long break, we returned to action with UFC Vegas 46 at the UFC APEX on Saturday night. The featherweight headliner was exactly what we expected it would be: a barnburner, and the heavyweight co-headliner came to an end inside of three minutes. The preliminary portion of the card saw T.J. Brown earn a […]
UFC Vegas 46 full fight video highlights: Calvin Kattar dominates Giga Chikadze on the feet
The top of the UFC Vegas 46 billing was the setting where the promotion’s #5 rated featherweight, Calvin Kattar, styled on the #8 ranked, Giga Chikadze, to run away with the scorecards. Chikadze opened up the bout with an explosive series of strikes, but then slipped and gave up a takedown. Giga spent the rest […]
UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze results and post-fight analysis
So much for wondering if Calvin Kattar would ever recover from his loss to Max Holloway. Not only did Kattar come back strong from it, he looked better than ever, turning in a FOTY contender with Giga Chikadze in the first UFC main event of the year tonight at UFC Vegas 46. Kattar set the […]
UFC Vegas 46: Pros react to Calvin Kattar’s dominant decision win over Giga Chikadze
In what already is a contender for best fight of the year, Calvin Kattar put on a clinic against Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 46. After 25 minutes almost entirely spent on the feet, the American’s elbows and boxing proved to be too much for his opponent’s kicks, which earned him a dominant unanimous decision […]
UFC Vegas 46 results: Calvin Kattar outstrikes, bloodies Giga Chikadze in main event win
The UFC Vegas 46 main card has come to an end after a pretty exciting set of fights that included a liver shot finish, and a heavyweight RNC, and a striking clinic from one striker to another. The main event was where the UFC’s #5 rated featherweight, Calvin Kattar, put hands and elbows on the […]
UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze post-fight press conference live stream
Join us here at BloodyElbow.com around 10:15 PM ET/7:15 PM PT for a live stream of the UFC Vegas 46 post-fight press conference, live from Las Vegas. You can catch the video above, and since Bloody Elbow has the best comments section of any sports site, you should stick around here and participate below. Fighters […]
UFC Vegas 46 prelims results & video: Pickett decisions Holmes, McGee schools Brahimaj
The UFC Vegas 46 preliminary card is in the books, and although each bout went the distance, we did get a couple of knockdowns and some fun scrambles. Closing out the prelims, Jamie Pickett won himself a unanimous decision over a debuting Joseph Holmes. Pickett had to endure some rangy strikes in the opening act, […]
UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze live results, discussion, play by play
Join us here at Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and main event play-by-play as UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze card goes down from the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event for this first UFC show of 2022 is a featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and rising contender Giga Chikadze, […]
UFC Vegas 46 odds: Giga Chikadze favored over Calvin Kattar
The first event of 2022 is upon as UFC Vegas 46 kicks off tonight (January 15th) from the company’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Top-10 featherweights will be gracing the main event when the #5 rated, Calvin Kattar, squares up with the #8 rated, Giga Chikadze. Before that, though, let’s go take a look […]
UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze staff picks and predictions
The Bloody Elbow team has made its predictions for UFC Vegas 46, and only Victor Rodriguez is going with Calvin Kattar over Giga Chikadze in Saturday’s main event. In the co-main event, we’re leaning towards Jake Collier over Chase Sherman in what I assume the UFC hopes is a slobberknocker of a heavyweight fight. Our […]
The Level Change Podcast 157: UFC Vegas 46, Masvidal-Covington official
Welcome to the The Level Change Podcast, our combat sports themed variety show hosted by Stephie Haynes, Mookie Alexander and Victor Rodriguez, featuring the news of the week, fight card breakdowns and analysis, a roundup of regional promotions’ cards and fights, and whatever else we decide is important enough or entertaining enough to bring to […]
If anyone can beat Shevchenko, it’s me – Maia eyes UFC title rematch with win over Chookagian
Former UFC flyweight title challenger Jennifer Maia still believes she could be the one to dethrone Valentina Shevchenko. Paired up against Katlyn Chookagian in what could be a title eliminator bout, the Brazilian feels like she has learned a lot since her first encounter with ‘Bullet’. In an interview with Combate, Maia believes a win […]
UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze preview – Can Giga stay unbeaten in the UFC?
I already mentioned in the prelims preview for UFC Vegas 46 that the card was gutted by injuries, rescheduling of fights, and COVID-19 protocols, but it’s worth mentioning again how badly this card was impacted. There weren’t major names that were removed, but are you telling me I wasn’t looking forward to Michel Pereira and […]
UFC Vegas 46 weigh-in results: Everyone makes weight
The UFC returns tomorrow with a card that has been shredded with withdrawals (some of which are due to COVID-19). The main event of Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze remains in tact for now, though. With this being the first UFC event to be held during the Omicron stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, we should […]
UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze previews, predictions, play-by-play, results, highlights, more
entry-content__stream “> Check out Bloody Elbow’s pre-fight, fight night, and post-fight coverage for UFC VEGAS 46: ‘KATTAR VS. CHIKADZE’, set for Saturday, January 15th in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event is a featherweight bout between contenders Calvin Kattar and former kickboxing standout Giga Chikadze. After many changes to the main card due to fight […]
Fight Archives: Giga Chikadze unleashes his Giga Kick in kickboxing bout
I’ve expressed my fascination and mad respect for the liver shot on this site a couple of times now. While it does happen fairly rarely compared to shut-your-lights-off KOs, it’s always a devastating sight to behold. I can’t even name any other liver killer in today’s prizefighting scene outside of Giga Chikadze. Maybe because the […]
The MMA Vivisection – UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze picks, odds, & analysis
The UFC is back after three weeks without an event. And after that kind of drought, it just feels good to have any fights going on at all. Which is good because, outside this main event, UFC Vegas 46 isn’t exactly bringing big fights to the table. Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze should be a […]
UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze preview – Prelims decimated by injuries, schedule conflicts
The UFC makes its return to action this weekend, returning to the familiar confines of the UFC Apex UFC Vegas 46. The return didn’t come a moment too soon as MMA action has been sparse since the UFC took their usual beginning of the year hiatus. You’d expect there to be a lot of fights […]