How little?

“I’m probably going to take some time off, go take a trip somewhere for a weekend, and then get back on it.”

A whole weekend?

“This is my lifestyle,” she laughs.

That’s a fighter’s lifestyle, and despite her perfect 4-0 record, one that includes a spectacular submission win over Amanda Cooper in her UFC debut last month, and obvious talent, it was an unlikely path for the daughter of Mexican immigrants who wanted her to chase a more conventional American dream.

“They worked all the time, and for us, everything was just go to school and come back home,” Calvillo said. “I don’t think they ever really thought I would be an athlete. I’m sure that they wanted me to do something else.”

But from the time she was young, Calvillo had a fearless fighting instinct and she wasn’t hiding it.

“My brothers used to roughhouse with me a lot and I used to play tackle football in the streets all the time with all the boys. So I was a bit of a tomboy.”

Football? On concrete? Old school style?

“Concrete, grass,” she laughs. “We had to dodge some cars.”

Conventional life would take over for Calvillo, but following a divorce at 23, the longtime UFC fan decided to walk into a gym. She never left. As for her parents, mom is always a nervous wreck on fight night and dad is her biggest fan, but they’re both supportive of a career that began with a blistering 5-1 amateur start.

But in 2014, as she prepared to turn pro, she broke her forearm. Then broke it again, and again.

“I didn’t have the best insurance or the best doctors, so I didn’t really have the best guidance as far as how to deal with that type of injury,” she said. “And so I kept coming back too early. In the span of two years, I broke my forearm three times in the same place. The last time that happened was August of 2015.”

She never wavered from her new love though.

“I knew in my heart that this is what I was supposed to do,” Calvillo said. “I never felt so happy or so at home ever doing anything in my life other than doing this.”

Following the final break, she took a year off to go full blast in the Team Alpha Male gym again, and since returning and making her pro debut in August of last year, she hasn’t stopped, taking fight after fight and winning all of them.

Last month, she finished Cooper in less than four minutes, and now she’s back to face Gonzalez in a UFC 210 main card bout. Needless to say, she hasn’t had time to soak everything in yet.

“I haven’t been able to sit down and look at how much I’ve accomplished in such a short time and where I’m at now,” she said. “I like that because I don’t want to get too much pressure and over analyze. I’m trying to stay really focused on the task, which is the fight itself.”

But what the 29-year-old Calvillo can say about this ride is that she made it, and that’s enough inspiration to pass on to anyone.

“This is definitely what dreams are made of,” she said. “If you have a dream, there’s always going to be adversity and obstacles, and it looked like I was seriously swimming against the current, but if you really believe in something, you can make it happen.”

Four prelim bouts will air live on FS1 starting at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Four fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 6:15 pm ET/3:15 pm PT

Main Event – Five round title bout
Daniel Cormier (205 lbs) vs Anthony Johnson (203.8 lbs)

Pay-Per-View Main Card – 10 pm ET/7 pm PT
Chris Weidman (185.8) vs Gegard Mousasi (185.8)
Cynthia Calvillo (115.6) vs Pearl Gonzalez (116)
Thiago Alves (170.6) vs Patrick Cote (170)
Will Brooks (155.4) vs Charles Oliveira (152.8)

FS1 Prelims – 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
Myles Jury (145) vs Mike De La Torre (146)
Kamaru Usman (170.2) vs Sean Strickland (170)
Shane Burgos (146) vs Charles Rosa (145.2)
Patrick Cummins (205.4) vs Jan Blachowicz (204.2)

UFC FIGHT PASS Prelims – 6:15 pm ET/3:15 pm PT
Gregor Gillespie (154.8) vs Andrew Holbrook (156)
Josh Emmett (155.6) vs Desmond Green (154.2)
Katlyn Chookagian (134.8) vs Irene Aldana (135.6)
Jenel Lausa (124.8) vs Magomed Bibulatov (126)

When Gregor Gillespie finished up a stellar wrestling career at Edinboro University, that included a Division I national championship, and began his next athletic chapter as a mixed martial artist, the buzz got going fast. Two, maybe three pro fights, and he would be gracing the Octagon and chasing a world title.

But it didn’t happen that way.

It had nothing to do with his performances, as he won fight after fight, finishing each of them in two rounds or less. No one could even blame the platform he was on, as he competed in the Ring of Combat promotion that graduated several fighters to the UFC. Just call it one of those things, but for over two years, he waited.

“I always want things now, that’s just my personality,” said Gillespie. “But I felt like I had done my time by my sixth fight and I think that hurt me mentality for my seventh fight against Sidney Outlaw, which was definitely my worst performance and I think that was because of a lack of excitement about the fight. I felt like I was beyond that at that point.”

Defending his ROC lightweight title for the second time in June 2016, Gillespie almost got caught napping by Outlaw, who took the Rochester native three rounds before “The Gift” pulled out a split decision win. And with that victory, he was done fighting until he got the call to the UFC.

Risky? Yes. But as he explains, life isn’t as easy as it seems on the regional MMA circuit for a hot prospect expected to beat everyone in his path.

“It’s a lose-lose,” Gillespie explains. “You have to win because you’re supposed to win. God forbid you don’t win, and now you lost to a guy you’re supposed to beat and it’s ‘We told you he wasn’t as good as you said he was.’ And if you lose one of those fights, you’ve got to win five in a row again. It’s a tough situation. Plus, I’m a wrestling trainer, I’m a full-time fighter, I’m a ticket salesman, a t-shirt distributor and my own manager trying to get sponsors.”

Luckily, he didn’t have to wait too long, as the UFC signed him for a bout last September against former TUF Brazil winner Glaico Franca. In Brazil. But Gillespie passed his test with flying colors, moving to 8-0 with a unanimous decision victory. Now he was where he always wanted to be, and where he could pursue the championship belt he’s wanted.

“It’s tough to win the (UFC) belt when you’re not in the UFC,” he said. “So getting to the UFC revitalizes you a little bit, and it does change your mentality. I’m in the ballpark. I can’t hit a home run if I’m not at the plate. So that refreshes you and gives you a little bit of new energy about the whole situation.”

This Saturday, the 30-year-old returns to the Octagon to face Andrew Holbrook in the UFC FIGHT PASS featured bout of the UFC 210 card in Buffalo. It’s just an hour away from where he grew up, but don’t expect that having friends and family cheering him on will distract him from the task at hand. Gillespie just isn’t built that way. He’s in town on business and whatever it takes to get that win, he’s going to do it. So don’t call him “just a wrestler.”

“I think I’m at the point now in my career where I’m a good enough striker where if my wrestling doesn’t work, I can strike,” he said. “It’s very rare that my wrestling doesn’t work, but if I just go wrestling right off the bat, these guys at this level are good enough sometimes to stop it. So strikes in front of wrestling seems to be the equation that works best.”

When he does get to wrestling, he’s one of the best. And he knows it.

“They have to get lucky every time I shoot,” he said. “I only have to get lucky one time. Because if I get the takedown, there’s a great chance that they’re not getting back up. And if they do get back up, I’m persistent enough and resilient enough that I’ll probably take you down again. And if I take you down, I’m active. I have several TKOs and several submissions, and I’m looking to finish fights.”

Sounds like the top guns at 155 pounds have someone to look out for in the coming years. And after doing his time waiting to get here, he’s not leaving anytime soon.

“I have a tattoo on my back that says, ‘Like Water to a Rock’ and I think that exemplifies my personality, my style, and my being,” Gillespie said. “I’ll wear you down, and it may not happen right away, but if you’re gonna have the pace I want for 15 minutes, or hopefully 25 minutes in the future, you’re gonna hate fighting me.”

“It’s amazing,” Meek said. “I’ve waited so long for this, and am really excited to compete so close to Norway. The people that will cheer me on in the Globe mean everything to me. To think that perhaps thousands of Norwegians will have my back in Stockholm, it’s crazy.”

The UFC Fight Night card is headlined by the light heavyweight showdown between Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira. Tickets are on sale now.

Currently sporting a four-fight winning streak, the 28-year-old Meek has been one of Europe’s top talents for years, with his knockout power garnering him a loyal fan base. And while he respects his upcoming opponent, he’s looking for another finish.

“I have to win and I’m going to win,” he said. “If I hit as good as I know I’m able to do, then it’s lights out no matter who I meet. It’s going to be war.”

A veteran of nearly ten years as a pro mixed martial artist, Canada’s Taleb is a respected competitor who has won four of his six UFC bouts, including a spectacular 2016 knockout of Erick Silva. Fighting in Europe for the first time in his MMA career, the France native expects to collect another victory in May.

“I see that he’s a good fighter who seems well rounded,” Taleb said of Meek. “I’m definitely better than him in every aspect and I have more experience than him as well, but I take every fighter seriously and I don’t slack in training camp, so I’m going to be in great shape with my skills set for this guy and I’ll go back home with the win.”

Bout is pending final approval from the Swedish Mixed Martial Arts Federation

USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Gastelum, as it relates to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and future UFC participation. Because the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) was the regulatory body overseeing the fight in Fortaleza and has licensing jurisdiction over Gastelum, USADA will work to ensure that the Commission has the necessary information to determine its proper judgment of Gastelum’s potential anti-doping violation. Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.

As a result of the potential anti-doping violation against Gastelum, USADA has placed him under a provisional suspension. While the UFC Anti-Doping Policy affords Gastelum full and fair due process rights before any possible adjudication of his case, because of the proximity to Gastelum’s scheduled June 3rd bout against Anderson Silva, Gastelum is being removed from the card and a replacement is currently being sought.

UFC Light Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier calls in to discuss his UFC 210 rematch with Anthony „Rumble“ Johnson, his decision to fight Anderson Silva at UFC 200, what it is about him that fans dislike, and much more. Before that, UFC Featherweight Myles Jury talks to Jim and Matt about his FS1 prelims main event fight against Mike De La Torre, why he hasn’t fought since December 2015, adding new skills to his arsenal after back-to-back losses, and Aldo vs. Holloway. Plus, the guys talk about Cyborg dropping the Invicta FC Women’s Featherweight title and a possible matchup with Germaine de Randamie, Khabib’s first comments about withdrawing from the Tony Ferguson fight, Jorge Masvidal vs. Demian Maia, Robbie Lawler vs. Cowboy Cerrone, the UFC’s first event on Long Island, and Matt shows Jim some jiu-jitsu techniques.

Some of the highlights from Episode 83 of UFC Unfiltered include:

Myles on his year away from the Octagon

Myles on only being as good as your last fight

DC on Rumble’s improved wrestling

DC on Alexander Gustafsson as his toughest opponent

DC is going to stand with Rumble

Johnson also discussed his feeling on being the underdog in the fight against Cormier, despite what the odds have to say.