Calvin Kattar vs Aljamain Sterling Prediction: Sterling's only hope here is to fight

Prediction for the UFC 300 Calvin Kattar vs Aljamain Sterling match which will take place on April 14th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Calvin Kattar returns to the cage after a serious injury and two losses. But you can see that those losses came against top guys (Josh Emmett, Arnold Allen) and were ambiguous - a controversial split decision and an injury. But we do not question Kattar's top level in any way - it was he who stopped the Giga Chikadze hype train in 2022 and inflicted the first (and so far only) defeat of his career. If he lost, he was worthy and the best - Zabit Magomedsharipov in 2019 and Max Holloway in 2021.

Aljamain Sterling is one of the most popular fighters among Russian fans. He amazingly became champion - when, after missing an illegal blow from Petr Yan, he acted most reasonably, pretending to be dead and refusing to continue.

He won again in the rematch but with a very controversial split decision (note that Petr Yan did not look like himself in this fight). After that, Aljamain dealt with two downed pilots, T.J. Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo (again split), and lost to Sean O'Malley.

Sterling's only hope here is to fight, but he has obvious problems with takedowns, so it won't be easy to move Kattar. Fighting him standing is a death match, given Aljamain's unstriking nature and Calvin's ferocious temper. The decisive role in the fight will be played by Kattar's constant pace and pressure, his endless gas tank, his physical strength, and his advantage in anthropometry, which is important for fighting in the standing position.