Cláudia Gadelha returns to the octagon in December, against Cynthia Calvillo, says website

C. Gadelha (left) faces C. Calvillo in December. Photo: Montage SL/MMA Press

The former challenger for the strawweight title (up to 52,1kg.), Claudia Gadelha, continues on his journey looking to return to his best moment in the UFC. After a period of instability in the company, the Brazilian has a new appointment with the organization and will face Cynthia Aalvillo on December 7, in the capital of the United States, Washington. The information was released by 'ESPN'. If she emerges victorious, the Mossoroense will have her second consecutive triumph.

See too

Without any major surprises, Shevchenko and Carmouche make weight and fight for the flyweight belt

BRAVE returns to Belo Horizonte with a title fight between Brazilians

Cyborg's friend, Valentina Shevchenko praises Dana White: 'With me, he is polite and kind'

Claudinha was once considered one of the most promising athletes in her category. However, after qualifying to fight for the strawweight title with the champion of the time, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, in 2016, Gadelha was defeated and was no longer able to score more than two consecutive victories within the company.

To improve her performance, Cláudia moved to the United States for good and started a new training strategy, which was put into practice when I faced the Canadian Randa markos No. UFC 239, in July. Although it was a lukewarm performance, Gadelha managed to win again and was happy with the positive result. For her next clash, the Brazilian, who is currently fifth in the rankings, will face Calvillo, who, at the moment, is in 11th place.

The opponent of the potiguar is going through a better moment in her career. Coming from two victories, the American with Mexican roots has only one defeat in her career, which happened when she faced the former champion of the category, Carla Sparza, in 2017, at UFC 217. Calvillo debuted for the UFC in 2017 and, in the same year, he performed an impressive four times within the company, in addition to having a fight for the LFA (Legacy Fighting Alliance), completing five fights in a period of 12 months. Out of all of them, Cynthia won four times.

At 30 years old, Gadelha, who has 21 professional fights, with 17 wins and four losses. The Brazilian debuted for Ultimate in 2014 and, for the company, had 10 fights, triumphing in six and losing in four.