Zabit Magomedsharipov Dominates Calvin Kattar At UFC Moscow

Zabit Magomedsharipov impresses in his first main-event bout as he stamped his class against Calvin Kattar in the headlining fight of UFC on ESPN 6.

The featherweight pair headlined the MMA festivities at the CSKA Arena on Saturday night.

Winning five straight fights in his young UFC career, the Russian fighter has turned himself from a mere prospect to a legit contender, with three of those victories coming by way of submission.

Overall, he is boasting a perfect 13-0 win-loss slate in his professional MMA career.

Preserving his unbeaten record, Magomedsharipov cruised to a unanimous decision win against the sixth-ranked Jeremy Stephen in his last UFC bout.

With a potential title shot up for grabs, Magomedsharipov, who is also known as ‘Zabeast,’ has vowed to give the home fans an entertaining scrap with Kattar.

The American fighter has gone 4-1 in his five UFC career fights.

He is currently on a two-fight winning streak after a masterful performance against Chrish Fishgold and Ricardo Lamas.

Hot Streak

Magomedsharipov and Kattar delivered an entertaining three-round battle but it was the Russian who earned an important win.

When the dust settled, ‘Zabeast’ had his hands raised as the ringside judges scored an identical 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 for a unanimous decision win.

Stretching his winning streak to six fights, the Dagestani has improved his chances for a shot at the featherweight title.

Watch some highlights from Zabit’s victory over Kattar at UFC Moscow below:

Here are the full results from UFC Moscow (courtesy of MMA Fighting):

Main Card

Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Calvin Kattar via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Alexander Volkov def. Greg Hardy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Zelim Imadaev def. Danny Roberts via KO (punch) (R2, 4:54)

Ed Herman def. Khadis Ibragimov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Anthony Rocco Martin def. Ramazan Emeev via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Shamil Gamzatov def. Klidson Abreu via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Preliminary Card

Magomed Ankalaev def. Dalcha Lungiambula via KO (front kick) (R3, 0:29)

Rustam Khabilov def. Sergey Khandozhko via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Karl Roberson def. Roman Kopylov via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:01 of R3

David Zawada def. Abubakar Nurmagomedov via submission (triangle choke) (R1, 2:50)

Roosevelt Roberts def. Alexander Yakovlev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Pannie Kianzad def. Jessica-Rose Clark via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Davey Grant def. Grigorii Popov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Calvin Kattar and Zabit Magomedsharipov)