On Dec. 6, 2019, UFC strawweight Cynthia Calvillo barricaded herself in her Washington, D.C., hotel room and wept, alone, for hours -- one day before she was to face an undefeated, surging prospect in Marina Rodriguez.
Calvillo, who faces Jessica Eye (15-7) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas, was devastated before her most recent fight, after she missed the 116-pound strawweight limit by 4 pounds. Missing weight is widely viewed as a disgrace for any UFC athlete, but that was Calvillo's second time doing so in three appearances, and it was caused by a private matter.