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Canadian featherweight Kyle Nelson gets high-profile opponent for September UFC bout

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Nelson will face Calvin (The Boston Finisher) Kattar, who is ranked ninth among UFC 145-pound contenders

Canadian featherweight Kyle Nelson has earned a high-profile matchup with Calvin Kattar , ranked ninth among UFC 145-pound contenders, The two will meet on a Sept. 7 UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas.

Kattar has headlined six UFC cards in his 13-fight run in the promotion. But he has lost his last three outings and four of his last five, albeit against elite opposition. The 36-year-old Kattar lost to former 145-pound champion Aljamain Sterling last time out at UFC 300 in April. Before that a knee injury resulted in a TKO loss to England’s Arnold Allen last October and Kattar lost a split decision to Josh Emmett last June.

Kattar earned a unanimous decision over Giga Chikadze before that, a win that following a decision loss to former champion Max Holloway.Nelson is unbeaten in his last four fights with wins over Bill Algeo, Fernando Padilla and Blake Bilder and a draw with Doo Ho Choi.Nelson, a native of Huntsville, Ont., who also spends time training in Stoney Creek, Ont., called out American Nate Landwehr after his last bout.

Nelson has fought both at lightweight and featherweight . His UFC debut, a loss to Brazil’s Diego Ferreira at UFC 231 in December 2018 in Toronto, was contested at 155 pounds with Nelson taking it on three days’ notice.

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