Saturday, January 25, 2020

Antonina Shevchenko vs Cynthia Calvillo added to Apr. 25 UFC show

Yesterday the UFC announced that UFC on ESPN+ 31 will be Apr. 25 at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE. Several matches were announced including Antonina Shevchenko vs Cynthia Calvillo at Flyweight. Antonina is 35 years and of course she is the older sister of UFC Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko. She does the same things as her sister but not as well. So Antonina is mainly a kickboxer. She's 2-1 in the UFC and she won her last fight over Lucie Pudilova. Cynthia is a big step up in competition for her but there is a catch. Cynthia is 32 years old from Sacramento. Fans will recall that she trained with Justin Buchholtz at Team Alpha Male. She went with him when he left and he has now opened his own gym MFI. This will be Cynthia's first fight at Flyweight. She was fighting at Strawweight but missed weight for her last fight. Though I think she is a more accomplished fighter than Antonina, we don't know what Cynthia will be like at Flyweight. Antonina has a big size advantage. She's 5'8". Cynthia is 5'4". That's the catch. We'll find out on Apr. 25.

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