Preview: Calvillo vs. Nunes
Once hailed as a can’t-miss, blue-chip prospect, Cynthia Calvillo’s career has taken a turn for the worse in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s flyweight division.
The reeling San Jose, California, native will draw her first assignment of 2022 when she faces Nina Nunes in the featured UFC on ESPN 39 prelim this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Calvillo, who turns 35 in a matter of days, enters the Octagon on a troubling three-fight losing streak. She last appeared at UFC Fight Night 197, where she bowed to onetime Legacy Fighting Alliance champion Andrea Lee two rounds into their Nov.