Surging Moroccan contender, Youssef Zalal continues his run by means of the featherweight ranks tonight — lodging essentially the most high-profile win of his Octagon tenure thus far, touchdown a unanimous determination win over perennial contender, Calvin Kattar within the co-main occasion of UFC Vegas 102.
Zalal, who had but to crack the featherweight top-15 forward of tonight’s return in opposition to Kattar, is more likely to discover himself into the rankings come subsequent week, including Kattar to a profitable spree which incorporates wins over the likes of Billy Quarantillo, and Jarno Errens.
Remaining elusive all through the 15-minute restrict of his combat with Boston fan-favorite striker, Kattar, Zalal rode out a formidable unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) victory — managing to evade some large swinging strikes from the previous within the last minutes of the body.
And following his win, Zalal known as out former title challenger, Brian Ortega for a return to motion subsequent — providing the Los Angeles native another outing at 145lbs forward of a floated transfer to the light-weight restrict.
Beneath, catch the highlights from Youssef Zalal’s determination win over Calvin Kattar
