VIDEO: The UFC pulls hilarious Halloween prank on Calvin Kattar
Calvin Kattar is set to headline UFC Fight Night 213 and face Arnold Allen in what should be an entertaining featherweight matchup. With the card set to take place two days before Halloween, the UFC decided to play a prank on 'The Boston Finisher.'
The No.5-ranked featherweight was sitting at a table watching a UFC video with his headphones on when the laptop screen suddenly flickered and the character Jigsaw from the Saw franchise suddenly appeared on his screen. A woman positioned underneath the table also grabbed his leg at the same time, giving Kattar a bit of a fright. Being the good sport that he is, 'The Boston Finisher' took the prank in good spirits and even laughed about it
The lady had a helmet on, as Kattar pointed out, which was probably a wise idea when attempting to scare a professional mixed martial artist. Although he didn't throw a strike due to instinct, it was smart of those involved to make sure that she was properly protected.
Watch the UFC prank Calvin Kattar in the below clip:
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Calvin Kattar shares thoughts on UFC judges
Calvin Kattar enters his UFC Fight Night 213 main event coming off of a split decision loss to Josh Emmett. The decision was questioned by fans, as one judge controversially awarded the fourth round to his opponent, despite Kattar landing almost twice as many significant strikes. The No.5-ranked featherweight recently shared how he feels mistakes by judges should be handled.
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Speaking to the media ahead of his main event fight, Kattar stated:
"Not to go back too far and sound like a poor sport, we just want accountability for the judges... We want to see something in place with the commission to hold some accountability to the judges that might have got it the wrong way. I think it's important for the sport to move forward."
Asked what he thinks should take place, he added:
"If one guy sees something differently than the other two, then, what'd you see? If you're the one rogue judge that went the other way and there's a bunch of those instances where you're going against two judges, what are you seeing all the time? That's the biggest thing, more accountability for what they saw when they went against the two other judges."
Calvin Kattar will take on Arnold Allen in the main event of UFC Fight Night 213 this weekend. As Kattar enters the fight on the heels of a tough loss, Allen will put his 11-fight win streak on the line.
Watch Calvin Kattar discuss holding UFC judges accountable below (starting at the 0:30 mark):