JOANNE CALDERWOOD hopes Kalindra Faria brings her A-game when the two face off in the UFC this weekend.

Jo Jo will hope to add another defeat to the Brazilian's current two-fight losing streak in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, on Saturday.

4 Joanne Calderwood will fight Kalindra Faria this weekend

But after Faria claimed she wasn't intimidated by Calderwood in an interview with Brazilian media earlier this week, the Kilmarnock flyweight admitted she was glad to hear it.

Speaking ahead of their fight this weekend, Calderwood said: "She has to say that.

"All of us fighters have to be confident going into the Octagon. I hope she's not intimidated. I hope that what I'm expecting is going to happen.

"I hope she brings it to the table and we're going to put on an awesome performance for the fans.

4 Calderwood throws a punch at Cortney Casey in 2015 Credit: Michael Schofield - The Sun Glasgow

"I'm glad she's not intimidated. That means she's going to bring her A-game.

"I saw her last two UFC fights but when you don't have someone as an opponent, you don't really concentrate on them as much as you should.

"Once I knew that she would be my next opponent I studied those two fights as well as her previous ones for other promotions.

"She has a lot of experience and there is a lot of footage online, so I studied her and came up with a game plan.

"I just concentrated on what I can do, trained hard and we will see what happens on Saturday."

Calderwood is set to step into the Octagon for the first time since her loss to Cynthia Calvillo in Glasgow last year.

But she admits she feels much more confident about moving up to flyweight after previously struggling to make strawweight.

And she can't wait to show her fans why she is now referring to herself as Jo Jo 2.0 on social media.

4 Calderwood can't wait to fight in the UFC's women's flyweight division Credit: Michael Schofield - The Sun Glasgow

The 31-year-old said: "I'm so much happier and more confident at this weight. My whole camp has been awesome.

"I'm healthy, I'm raring to go and I'm actually wondering how the hell I ever made strawweight.

"It just feels like that I've made massive changes in my mindset and in my training this year.

"Everything is completely different for me. This is the new version of me and I just felt like it was pretty cool to go with Jo Jo 2.0. I'm just running with it!"

As Calderwood says, she's made a lot of changes in the last year in terms of her training.

Having previously been based in Montreal, Canada, she spent some time in Australia before making the move to Las Vegas where she now trains at Syndicate MMA.

It gives her the opportunity to train alongside other female fighters, as well as the use of the UFC's state-of-the-art Performance Institute.

And Calderwood admits that those changes have given her fresh confidence as she moves into this next stage of her career.

4 Calderwood celebrates a win in 2015 Credit: Michael Schofield - The Sun Glasgow

She said: "I love Las Vegas, I love the weather and I love the gym.

"What drew me there was the UFC's Performance Institute and then everything else has just came along with it.

"One of my main changes I wanted to make was to have female training partners, and at Syndicate MMA they have five girls that are always there.

"Coach John Wood is an awesome MMA coach.

"Another change that I wanted to make was having someone that did everything.

"I didn't want a jiu-jitsu coach, I didn't want a wrestling coach, I didn't want a Muay Thai guy - I wanted someone that was the glue that put all those together.

"That's what I've got at Syndicate MMA. I'm really confident and happy with that set-up."

Calderwood has struck up a friendship with fellow UFC flyweights Jessica-Rose Clark and Roxanne Modafferi during her time at Syndicate MMA.

And she revealed that the latter will be in her corner when she fights Faria on Saturday.

"Roxanne's a great training partner. She's actually coming out to corner me on Saturday as well so we'll be warming up together.

"I just feel like I've got access to these girls and they've helped me bring my game on so much more.

"I love training with them and the most important thing is that I'm learning and developing as a fighter."

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As for her future in the UFC's flyweight division, Calderwood is confident she can go toe-to-toe with the likes of Valentina Shevchenko and Paige VanZant.

She said: "My camps are always better when I'm a little bit heavier. Flyweight is the division for me.

"I feel like my name's going to be in the mix of all those girls and I'm confident to go up against any of them.

"It really has the potential to be the best women's division in the UFC."

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