UFC: Cynthia Calvillo plans to showcase ‘ninja moves’ vs Jessica Andrade – ‘pick my shots, go in for the kill’
- Mexican-American flyweight star promises she won’t ‘go reckless’ against Andrade at UFC 266
- Calvillo believes ‘100 per cent’ she could beat Valentina Shevchenko, but thinks flyweight champ will be ‘a different level’ for Lauren Murphy
Cynthia Calvillo said all she needed to on social media to set up her next opponent in the Octagon.
“Closed mouths don’t get fed,” wrote the Mexican-American star, who opportunistically ran into No 1-ranked flyweight Jessica Andrade (21-9) at an Invicta FC event in May. She took a photo of them facing off, sent it to UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard, and the rest is history.
Now they are set to clash on September 25 inside the T-Mobile Arena at UFC 266, which is headlined by a featherweight title fight between champion Alex Volkanovski and Brian Ortega.
Coming off shoulder surgery after dropping a decision to Katlyn Chookagian last November, the 34-year-old Calvillo (9-2-1) clearly kept a close eye on the division while recovering in Las Vegas, and former strawweight champ Andrade is one of the most dangerous individuals across the board.
“Watching her against Valentina [Shevchenko] showed me a lot as far as how we should go in there and beat her,” Calvillo told SCMP MMA. “If we’re smart and we don’t go reckless and play her game, which I think it’s a game of just racquetball … You know, just like rack ‘em and throw ‘em out there. Which is what I’m not gonna try to do with her.
