UFC on ESPN 39 is down a fight.
Hours before the event’s start time, [autotag]Nina Nunes[/autotag] announced her bout vs. [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag] was removed from Saturday’s card at the UFC Apex and is currently being rescheduled for a later date. Nunes said she caught a stomach bug following Friday weigh-ins and could not recover in time to compete.
Both Nunes (10-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and Calvillo (9-4-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) looked to end losing skids. Nunes is coming off two losses, while Cavillo three. Nunes didn’t reveal what the new target date is for the matchup.
“Hey Everyone, I had an amazing camp and the best weight cut yet,” Nunes wrote. “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.”
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UFC on ESPN 39 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.
The updated UFC on ESPN 39 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev
- Caio Borralho vs. Armen Petrosyan
- Said Nurmagomedov vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
- Chase Sherman vs. Jared Vanderaa
- Michael Johnson vs. Jamie Mullarkey
- Ricky Turcios vs. Aiemann Zahabi
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Cortney Casey vs. Antonina Shevchenko
- Cody Brundage vs. Tresean Gore
- Garrett Armfield vs. David Onama
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Karl Roberson
- Saidyokub Kakhramonov vs. Ronnie Lawrence
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