Eye vs Calvillo Review

Alastair Bishop Posted On June 16, 2020

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UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: EYE vs. CALVILLO – Review

• In Saturday’s main event Cynthia Calvillo showed immense control to overcome her opponent, winning by a unanimous-decision victory.

o Delighted with her win, Calvillo said: “ I feel great, especially after putting on a performance like that with a short training camp. I’m still kind of disappointed I didn’t get the finish, but I got the win. I should be happy about that. I knew I had to pick up the pace (in the second round). This was my first time getting ready for a five-round fight. I knew it would take time for me to get it going. I used the first round as a warmup to get my feet going. I felt great. Like I said, this was my first time doing a five-round fight. I’m proud that I know I can get more energetic as the fight goes on. It was a big lesson, but I learned a lot about myself. I know I’m a fighter at heart, and that I’ll show up and do the damned thing. I feel like this is where I belong. I’ll fight whoever, whenever, the last two years have been slow. I haven’t been able to fight as much I want. I just want to fight. I’m not going to sit around and wait for the perfect fight. I just want to keep it going.”

• In the co-main event, Marvin Vettori stuck to his word and secured a hugely impressive first-round victory against Karl Roberson via a rear-naked choke submission.

o A Performance of the Night winner, Vettori commented: “This was six months of hard work. I couldn’t even have a beer since January. I just tried so hard and this was my reward. I was so hyped up before the fight that I wanted to cry, because this is what I love to do. I just wanted to fight. I’m on a mission and wanted to keep going. I showed up and did my job. That’s what it’s all about—being professional.

I’m ready all the time. When he said he thinks his grappling is better, I knew he was saying that to scare me from taking him down. But I knew my grappling was better. I’m the best in the world.

Everyone has been dodging me. They can’t hide anymore. Let’s go. I want names. I want to work to a rematch with Adesanya. We need to do that again. I don’t care who I fight, but I need a ranked opponent to keep climbing. I deserve this and I will get it. A lot of people have been dodging me. No one will step over me and I will get in the mix soon. “

• In a close-fought contest with Kevin Aguilar, Charles Rosa walked away with victory via split-decision.

o Paying tribute to his opponent, Rosa noted: “ I was fighting to finish him the whole time. Hats off to Kevin. He’s a super tough kid. I went for the kill, but he was able to last. I got the win. That was the mission, so mission accomplished. I knew Kevin had power, so I had to use my range and just touch him. Once I started landing my shots, I opened up more and put more heat on him. I’m so happy I was able to get the win. Itkind of scared me when they said split decision. I’ve been on the wrong side of a split decision, when I lost to YairRodriguez—a fight I thought I won. I’m happy I got the W.

Eventually I’d like to get the Bryce Mitchell fight back, but I’m going to have to earn it. I just took out one of the top guys in the world. I’m ready to get back in there and put on a show.“

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