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Kattar is an interesting test at this point, as he’s been a Top 15 stalwart for an extended period of time, but enters having dropped four of his last five fights. While they’ve all come against Top 10 talents — with one coming by way of injury and another a debated decision — the Methuen, Massachusetts man is surely itching to show he’s still amongst the best in the division, and has shown in the past that he’s capable of halting the ascent of promising talents in the 145-pound weight class.
A fourth straight win would likely propel Zalal into the Top 15, maybe even the Top 10, depending on how things shake out, and put him in a position to continue working forward in the division throughout the remainder of the year. He feels like a dark horse contender right now, and has a chance to shed a little more light on where he fits this weekend.
Ketlen Souza
Souza has lost just once in the last four years, posting seven wins in eight starts, with that lone setback coming on short notice, up a division, against Karine Silva in her UFC debut.
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The 29-year-old suffered a knee injury in that contest, but since returning to action and the strawweight division, the former Invicta FC champ has posted back-to-back wins over Marnic Mann and Yazmin Jauregui to put herself on the doorstep of the Top 15 as she heads into this weekend’s pairing with rankings mainstay Angela Hill.
Souza’s initial UFC win over Mann was your garden variety one-sided contest, with the Brazilian earning a clean sweep of the scorecards against the DWCS alum. But her bout with Jauregui was a statement effort on a massive stage, as “Esquentadinha” dropped the Mexican prospect with a clubbing left hook, chasing her to the canvas and choking her out seconds later, earning herself both a Performance of the Night bonus at UFC 306 and Submission of the Month honors in the Monthly Report for September.
