From the Eagle Tribune: March 27, 2010
Kattar gives himself a birthday present
By Mike McMahon
LOWELL — Most fighters coming off a loss would ease back into action with soft fight.
Calvin Kattar did the opposite, booking himself against undefeated (8-0) Jeff Anderson in last night’s XCFL 2 card at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
And Kattar, known for his [...]

From the Eagle Tribune: Methuen’s Kattar looks to rebound
Promising Methuen MMA fighter sets sights on Lowell, March 26
By Mike McMahon
As soon as the fight went to the scorecards, Calvin Kattar knew he could be in trouble. The Methuen fighter went the distance with Don Carlo-Clauss at XCFL’s first event on Feb. 6. And he had [...]

Methuen’s Calvin Kattar will fight Taylor “King” Solomon for the Xtreme Championship Fight League. Solomon has a pro record of 2-0 and is considered the pride of Canada.
February 6th, 2010
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center
181 Boston Post Road West
Marlborough, MA‎
Tickets $100, $50, $40
and are available at
TeamKattar Website through paypal
or by contacting Jamison [...]

L to R Sensei Stephen Giordano, Kohai Sarah Hines, Sempai Marc Hicks, Hanshi Larry Giordano
Two Methuen Karate recently earned promotions: Marc Hicks received his Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt) while Sarah Hines received her Junior Grade Black Belt.
Methuen Karate has been in Methuen for 41 years and teaches Kyokushin Karate.
Hanshi [...]

The Methuen City Council had Methuen martial arts champion Calvin Kattar in to receive a citation and a proclamation recognizing his outstanding achievements in his field.

From the Eagle Tribune
by Mike McMahon
Published September 12, 2009
SALEM, N.H. ­— Calvin Kattar stepped out of the cage and into a sea of humanity; most screaming and some even crying.
”Kattarmania” was running wild.
The slogan made famous by Hulk Hogan in the 1980s is plastered across yellow and red shirts of Kattar’s supporters, who turned out [...]

From Around the Octogon blog
Posted on Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Kattar plans to finish off Montanez Friday night in ASC MMA show in N.H.
Hot mixed martial arts prospect Calvin “The Boston Finisher” Kattar (7-1-0) plans to live-up to his nickname and finish off Andrew “New York State of Mind” Montanez in Friday night’s main event on [...]

From the Eagle Tribune
By Mike McMahon
Published September 10, 2009
METHUEN — Calvin Kattar thought he was done fighting. After graduating from Methuen High, Kattar did what normal 18-year-olds do, he went off to college. But the former Ranger wrestler discovered the competitive fires were difficult to extinguish.
In the winter of 2006, after his first semester at [...]

Former underground fighter Tyson “Psycho” Akl makes his mixed martial arts pro debut Sept. 11 on the American Steel Cagefighting (ASC) show at the Icenter in Salem. Akl, fighting out of Salem, takes on middleweight Collin Schrader (1-0) on the special ASC event. Methuen prospect Calvin Kattar (7-1) fights Andrew Montanez for the vacant NABC [...]

from The Boston Globe
He’s caged the primal energy of mixed martial arts
By Julian Benbow
Published September 6, 2009
The rush fills Calvin Kattar as soon as the chain-linked door slams and locks, leaving him alone in the cage with just an official and his opponent. “That latch sound,’’ he said. “It sounds like you’re getting [...]