Globo in Brazil reported yesterday that Cynthia Calvillo vs Poliana Botelho has been added to UFC Fight Night 140 Nov. 17 at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Both fighters confirmed the fight on Instagram and Twitter. This fight is at Strawweight. Cynthia is 31 years old originally from San Jose but she trains at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento. Her record is 6-1 and 3-1 in the UFC. She looked great winning her first three UFC fights. Then she beat herself in her loss to Carla Esparza. She won the first round and then decided to spar with Carla. She was stupid to do that. Then she got a nine month suspension for testing positive for weed. And on her return, Cynthia has drawn a very tough opponent. Poliana is 29 years old. She trains at Nova Uniao in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her record is 7-1 and 2-0 in the UFC. The big thing is Poliana is big for a Strawweight at 5'8". She fought at Flyweight before she came to the UFC. She has a big size advantage over any of the other Strawweights. We saw that in her last fight when she beat Syuri Kondo by TKO in 31 seconds. Like Syuri, Cynthia is 5'4". I think this is a tough fight for her though Cynthia is better than Syuri. She's just outside the rankings. I think she is #16. A win for Poliana gets her a boost in the rankings which is where Cynthia was before she lost to Carla.
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