A proposed flyweight clash between Nina Nunes
and Cynthia
Calvillo won’t be happening at
UFC on ESPN 39 as originally planned.
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The bout has been removed from today’s card after Nunes withdrew
from the bout due to what she called a “stomach virus” on social
media. The cancellation was subsequently confirmed by promotion
officials. According to
MMAjunkie.com, the UFC hopes to rebook the fight for its Aug.
13 event.
“Hey everyone, I had an amazing camp and the best weight cut yet,”
Nunes wrote on Instagram. “Unfortunately I picked up a stomach
virus and have been sick since right after weigh ins. I tried as
much as I could to make this better and still be able to fight.
Sadly it has taken a tear on my body and I won’t be able to perform
tonight. Sorry to my opponent. We are rescheduling it as we
speak.”
Nunes was slated to make her 125-pound debut against Calvillo. The
former strawweight contender returned to the Octagon after nearly
two years away at UFC on ABC 2, where she succumbed to a Mackenzie
Dern armbar in the opening stanza of the April 2021
encounter.
Calvillo, meanwhile, was looking to halt a three-bout skid after
dropping successive outings against Katlyn
Chookagian, Jessica
Andrade and Andrea
Lee.
UFC on ESPN 39 will proceed with 11 bouts. The card takes place at
the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a lightweight tilt
between Rafael dos
Anjos and Rafael
Fiziev. The prelims stream on ESPN and ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET/3
p.m. PT, while the main card begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.