Cynthia Calvillo out of UFC 254, promotion in search of replacement opponent for Lauren Murphy

Cynthia Calvillo won’t be stepping into the octagon later this month.

The UFC women’s flyweight contender has been pulled from her bout against Lauren Murphy at UFC 254 on Oct. 24 at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Calvillo (9-1-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) was removed from the bout due to undisclosed reasons. The UFC currently is in search for a replacement opponent for Murphy.

MMA Junkie confirmed the news with a person with knowledge of the matchup following an initial report from UFC broadcast partner ESPN.

Murphy (13-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) currently is on a three-fight winning streak. She most recently fought in June at UFC on ESPN 11 and took a unanimous decision from Roxanne Modafferi. The 37-year-old currently is ranked fourth in the UFC’s official rankings.

The UFC 254 lineup includes:

• Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje
• Jared Cannonier vs. Robert Whittaker
• Walt Harris vs. Alexander Volkov
• Lauren Murphy vs. TBA
• Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba
• Phil Hawes vs. Jacob Malkoun
• Stefan Struve vs. Tai Tuivasa
• Alex Oliveira vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
• Sam Alvey vs. Da Un Jung
• Liana Jojua vs. Miranda Maverick
• Casey Kenney vs. Nathaniel Wood
• Sergey Morozov vs.  Umar Nurmagomedov
• Joel Alvarez vs. Alexander Yakovlev