MMA Preview – Cynthia Calvillo vs Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night 197
CYNTHIA CALVILLO VS ANDREA LEE FACTS
When is UFC Fight Night 197? Saturday 13th November, 2021 - 19:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Fight Night 197? UFC APEX, Enterprise, Nevada (US)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 197? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC events
What channel is UFC Fight Night 197 on? BT Sport 2
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 197? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport website
For viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
CYNTHIA CALVILLO VS ANDREA LEE LOWDOWN
Cynthia Calvillo (9-3-1) steps in for Jessica Eye who was actually her last win. It was a very impressive win moving up to flyweight to take on the larger and more experienced former title challenger. She sealed four takedowns proving her technique more than made up for the weight disadvantage and it fast tracked her right up the division. So, she was handed perennial top contender Katlyn Chookagian but had no answer for her point striking losing a unanimous decision. She then got paired up with Jessica Andrade a year later which turned out to be a mismatch with the Brazilian putting Calvillo away in the first round with a TKO.
Andrea Lee (12-5) was on her own skid which broke up an impressive run of seven straight wins. They included three UFC wins and unanimous decisions over Veronica Macedo, Ashlee Evans-Smith and Montana De La Rosa. However, she went on to lose split decisions to Joanne Calderwood and Lauren Murphy before a more convincing unanimous decision to Roxanne Modafferi. However, she is coming off a much better performance submitting Antonina Shevchenko back in May at UFC 262.
CYNTHIA CALVILLO VS ANDREA LEE PREDICTION
These ladies are extremely well-rounded, and it will be a very competitive scrap. We expect them to exchange takedowns, strikes and spend chunks of the fight in the clinch.
Lee is a quality grappler, but if Calvillo employs a game plan of wrestling, she can subdue her long enough to bag the rounds. However, her last two fights, she was too tentative and did not threaten a takedown enough against Chookagian and Andrade.
If Calvillo is hesitant and relies on her hands, Lee will pick her apart and conduct the fight. This is very tough to call and if Calvillo adopts a better strategy, we back her to grind out a decision but Lee is the value bet as the underdog,
Prediction: Calvillo via Decision - CLICK HERE FOR PARIMATCH'S WELCOME OFFER (BET £5, GET £30 IN BONUSES!)
Value Bet: Lee via Decision
