Cynthia Calvillo missed weight by two pounds at the UFC Argentina weigh-ins Friday morning. Later Friday night, the popular UFC women’s strawweight fighter explained what happened in a statement issued to MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz.
Calvillo, who looked frighteningly unsteady while getting on the scale, said she and her nutrition team foresaw a potential issue coming into the week, because they knew she might get her period. Despite knowing that could throw the weight cut off and preparing for it, Calvillo said it didn’t matter. She said she was not able to sweat at all this morning when she woke up to shed the extra pounds.