5 Fights To Make After UFC 249

5. Calvin Kattar Vs. Brian Ortega

We mentioned in our UFC 249 prediction piece that Calvin Kattar was quietly making a name for himself inside the Octagon with some spectacular performances. However, his win over longtime featherweight contender. Jeremy Stephens, really solidified him as a true contender at 145lbs.

Despite losing the first round of their extremely fun fight, Kattar landed an absolutely vicious elbow that sent Stephens hurtling towards the canvas in the second round. A brutal barrage of follow-up elbows on the ground opened a gigantic gash on Lil Heathen's forehead which began to pour out blood extremely quickly. It was more than enough to cause the referee to stop the fight and prove that Kattar is no joke.

While there's still some hope that Brian Ortega and The Korean Zombie would settle their differences inside the Octagon, it's difficult to know how long that would take to happen due to the COVID-19 crisis. However, if a fight needs to be made in the meantime, watching these two contrasting styles duke it out next.

It would be an extremely interesting test to see how Kattar deals with such terrifying grappling threat and would certainly get him closer to a bout with UFC featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski.