UFC On ESPN: Eye Vs. Calvillo Live Blog Coverage, Results

Welcome to our live, ongoing blog with results for Saturday night’s UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo event, also known as UFC Vegas 2.

The card marks the second in as many weeks from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas as the promotion continues to return from the coronavirus pandemic.

In the main event, top flyweight contender Jessica Eye takes on Cynthia Calvillo live on ESPN and ESPN+.

During weigh-ins on Friday, Eye missed the 126-pound mark for the non-title fight, coming in a quarter-of-a-pound heavy. She showed quite a bit of trouble even stepping on the scale, but the bout will move ahead as planned at a catchweight.

Also, Karl Roberson missed weight, coming in almost five pounds over for his co-main event bout with Marvin Vettori. Zarrukh Adashev missed weight, as well, but he will still compete.

One fight between Darrick Minner and Jordan Griffin was pulled due to unspecified health issues even before weigh-ins took place. 

Initially, the fight card was expected to take place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and the Astana Arena for what would have been the first time the UFC made a visit to the country. That all was scrapped due to COVID-19.

The event begins at 7 p.m. ET live on ESPN and ESPN+, and we will be providing an ongoing live blog of the action along with quick results, which you can view below.

UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo Quick Results

Cynthia Calvillo def. Jessica Eye via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

Marvin Vettori def. Karl Roberson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:17 of Round 1

Charles Rosa def. Kevin Aguilar via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Andre Fili def. Charles Jourdain via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Jordan Espinosa def. Mark De La Rosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Mariya Agapova def. Hannah Cifers via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:42 of Round 1

Merab Dvalishvili def. Gustavo Lopez via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25)

Julia Avila def. Gina Mazany via TKO (strikes) at :22 of Round 1

Tyson Nam def. Zarrukh Adashev via KO (strike) at :32 of Round 1

Christian Aguilera def. Anthony Ivy via TKO (strikes) at :59 of Round 1

Check out our live, ongoing blog of the event on the following page!

UFC on ESPN: Eye Vs. Calvillo Live Blog

Christian Aguilera gets us started off on a quick note, blitzing Anthony Ivy in under a minute. Aguilera caught him with a left that forced Ivy to cover up, going in for the finish and earning the victory.

Not a bad way to kick-start the evening for Aguilera and the fans. Ten of his 14 career wins have come via first round finish. 

Well, Tyson Nam made me a liar, stepping in and needing just 32 seconds to flatten Zarrukh Adashev. 

On paper, it was a complete mismatch, and Nam made sure that it happened. 

The victory was his first inside the Octagon after back-to-back decision losses to Kai Kara-France and Sergio Pettis. 

Credit the smaller cage or just the desire to put on a performance, but these fights are ending quickly tonight. Julia Avila absolutely came out guns-blazing, finishing Gina Mazany in just 22 seconds. 

The 32-year-old Avila is now won four in a row, including both of her Octagon appearances, and is 8-1 overall. 

Merab Dvalishvili and Gustavo Lopez have become our longest fight of the night, surpassing the one-minute mark. Heck, these two have reached the end of the first round and that’s longer than the first three bouts combined went.

After all those finishes, it was refreshing to see an actual bout take place. Dvalishvili and Lopez battled back and forth over three rounds, with Dvalishvili coming out on top.

MAIN CARD BLOG COVERAGE

We get right back to quick bouts to start the main card as Mariya Agapova landed a powerful kick before choking Hannah Cifers would with a vicious rear-naked.

Agapova latched on to the back of Cifers and did not let go until the referee stepped in.

Now 9-1 with six first round finishes, including this most recent one, Agapova definitely is someone to watch in the coming months as she works her way up the flyweight rankings.

Unlike the opener, Jordan Espinosa and Mark De La Rosa enjoyed their time together inside the Octagon, going the full three rounds and 15 minutes. In the end, Espinosa scored the decision victory in this bantamweight contest. 

We’ve got a few fights left, but Andre Fili and Charles Jourdain have my vote for “Fight of the Night” as the two featherweight put forth an excellent back-and-forth battle. In the end, it was Fili pulling out the decision. 

It might not have been as exciting as either Espinosa vs. De La Rosa or Fili vs. Jourdain, but Charles Rosa and Kevin Aguilar did their best to battle for three rounds. The two lightweights had some nice exchanges, with both men leaving their marks on the other.

Following the final verdict, it was declared a split decision win for Rosa.

Check out the next page for coverage of the co-main and main event fights!

UFC on ESPN: Co-Main and Main Events

Man, give Karl Roberson and Marvin Vettori credit for making it exciting despite not carrying big-name value to this co-main event. As Vettori went for a choke early, Roberson scaled the Octagon and jumped into him to break the hold. 

Moments later, Vettori took advantage, pounding away on Roberson before locking up the rear-naked choke and earning the first round submission. It was just over four minutes of action, but it was ALL ACTION!

It was an emotional win for Vettori, as the two had several interesting run-ins over the past few months. 

The 26-year-old Vettori has won three in a row and five of eight inside the Octagon – including a draw – since signing in 2016. 

Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo made some history in the main event, marking the 400th fight in the UFC’s women’s division according to Jed I. Goodman. It was also the 29th UFC event to be headlined by a women’s division fight.

Nice back-and-forth round between these two to begin things, but it was Calvillo more disappointed between rounds. She appeared frustrated with herself and her performance. 

Calvillo with a takedown in the second, gaining the advantage and working for a submission on Eye. 

Thanks to her wrestling abilities, Calvillo weathered any storm put forth by Eye and picked up the decision win.