[autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag] will aim to snap her first-career losing skid when she steps in on short notice to face [autotag]Andrea Lee[/autotag].
[autotag]Jessica Eye[/autotag] has been forced out of UFC Fight Night 197 and Calvillo (9-3-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC) will step in to face Lee (12-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) on Nov. 13 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Eye took to social media to announce that she fell ill and was admitted to the hospital Sunday after experiencing body aches, fever and sweating profusely.
Two people with knowledge of the booking informed MMA Junkie on Tuesday that verbal agreements are in place.
Calvillo is 1-2 since moving up to 125 pounds. After defeating Eye in her first UFC main event in June 2020, Calvillo has dropped back-to-back bouts to former title challenger Katlyn Chookagian and, most recently, a TKO loss to former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade at UFC 266 in September.
Former LFA flyweight champion Lee was able to snap a three-fight losing skid with a second-round submission of Antonina Shevchenko at UFC 262 in May.
The latest lineup for UFC Fight Night 197 includes:
- Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Ben Rothwell
- Philipe Lins vs. Ovince Saint Preux
- Tucker Lutz vs. Lando Vannata
- Leah Letson vs. Felicia Spencer
- Collin Anglin vs. Sean Woodson
- Jailton Almeida vs. Danilo Marques
- Julio Arce vs. Song Yadong
- Joel Alvarez vs. Thiago Moises
- Kyle Daukaus vs. Kevin Holland
- Cynthia Calvillo vs. Andrea Lee
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