Saturday's UFC Fight Night card started with three first-minute flash knockouts, and ended with Cynthia Calvillo making an emphatic statement in her UFC women's flyweight debut.
Calvillo soundly defeated Jessica Eye and instantly put herself in the conversation among the best in the division. Merab Dvalishvili made an impression of his own -- both inside the Octagon, where he put on a wrestling clinic in a one-sided victory over Gustavo Lopez, and outside, when he attempted to jump out of the cage.
One of the biggest takeaways from the cards at the UFC's Apex facility thus far has been the impact of the smaller Octagon -- 25 feet vs.