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Joanne Calderwood says she’s changed her body — and her mind — and she’s ready to finally show her UFC potential

LAS VEGAS — Joanne Calderwood nixed the carbohydrates out of her diet about three weeks ago, in preparation for her weight cut ahead of UFC Lincoln.

A couple of days later, the UFC women’s flyweight fighter was getting her physical attributes tested at the UFC Performance Institute — in something called a “shark tank” — and the staff there immediately told her to go back to what she was eating previously.

“They could easily tell me that I needed to add my carbs back in, because I couldn’t reach my peak,” Calderwood told MMA Fighting in a recent sit-down at the UFC PI.