UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze
| Industry | Mixed martial arts event |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 15, 2022 |
| Headquarters | Enterprise, Nevada , United States |
| Products | Mixed martial arts competition |
UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze—also referred to as UFC on ESPN 32 and UFC Vegas 46, was a mixed martial arts event organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 15, 2022. The competition took place at the UFC Apex facility located in Enterprise, Nevada, within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.
Background
The main event featured a featherweight clash between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze.
A women's flyweight encounter between Kay Hansen and Jasmine Jasudavicius had been planned originally but was later shifted to UFC 270 for reasons not publicly disclosed.
In the women's strawweight division, Ashley Yoder was scheduled to compete against Vanessa Demopoulos. However, Yoder withdrew and was substituted by Silvana Gomez Juarez. This bout was also postponed shortly before the event and rescheduled for UFC 270.
A middleweight fight involving Joaquin Buckley and Abdul Razak Alhassan was canceled after Alhassan pulled out, with the matchup rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 201 approximately one month later.
The flyweight contest between Kleydson Rodrigues and Zarrukh Adashev was called off due to Rodrigues testing positive for influenza (H3N2) and Adashev suffering an injury.
A welterweight bout featuring Muslim Salikhov against Michel Pereira was canceled following Salikhov’s withdrawal; Pereira was subsequently matched with André Fialho at UFC 270.
In a featherweight fight, T.J. Brown faced a change when Gabriel Benitez withdrew three days before the event. Charles Rosa stepped in as Benitez's replacement, and the fight was adjusted to lightweight.
Saidyokub Kakhramonov was originally set to battle Brian Kelleher in the bantamweight division but withdrew. Kevin Croom accepted the fight on short notice, with the bout moving up to featherweight.
Bonus awards
Monetary bonuses of $50,000 were awarded as follows:
- Fight of the Night: Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze
- Performance of the Night: Jake Collier and Viacheslav Borshchev