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UFC 271 judge who infamously had Roxanne Modafferi beating Casey O’Neil is an actual Rocket Scientist
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to judge a UFC fight and that’s probably a good thing. Roxanne Modafferi competed for the final time as a professional MMA fighter at UFC 271. She went toe-to-toe with undefeated prospect Casey O’Neil. The bout went the distance and while Modafferi didn’t make things easy for her opponent, […]
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Roxanne Modafferi plans to “have some fun” in retirement fight against Casey O’Neill: “I hope it is a crazy dog fight”
Roxanne Modafferi will be ending her MMA career on Saturday night at UFC 271 against Casey O’Neill. Including her fights on The Ultimate Fighter, this will be Modafferi’s 50th career fight which is a milestone she wanted to reach. Modafferi has been a pro since 2003 and has fought the who’s who of women’s MMA […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 66 with Robert Whittaker, Renato Moicano, Roxanne Modafferi, Kyler Phillips, and Jared Vanderaa
The 66th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 271. We’re first joined by one-half of the main event in the top-ranked middleweight contender and former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker (2:53). UFC lightweight, Renato Moicano (15:35) then stops by. 12th-ranked women’s flyweight, Roxanne Modafferi (28:06) joins […]
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Tatiana Suarez out of UFC 266 return, ‘I still can’t believe this is my reality’
Tatiana Suarez can’t seem to catch a break. The Ultimate Fighter season 23 winner and strawweight wrestling phenom is once again going to have to sit on the sidelines. ESPN Deportes’ Carlos Contreras Legaspi reported on Tuesday that an injury has forced Tatiana Suarez out of her highly-anticipated comeback. Sources tell me Tatiana Suárez is […]
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Tatiana Suarez targeted to make UFC flyweight debut at UFC 266 opposite former title challenger Roxanne Modafferi
Tatiana Suarez will finally make the walk to the Octagon again. Suarez, who many pegged as a future UFC champion, has not competed since she beat Nina Nunes at UFC 238 in June of 2019. Since then, she has been dealing with neck injuries but has recently been cleared. The plan was for her to […]
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MMA veterans Jim Miller and Roxanne Modafferi book their next UFC appearances
MMA fan favorites Jim Miller and Roxanne Modafferi are both booked in for their next UFC appearances, as per MMA Junkie and Combate. Both of these veterans are coming off the back of defeats with Miller losing to Vinc Pichel via unanimous decision last August. Modafferi, on the other hand, was defeated by Viviane Araújo […]
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Roxanne Modafferi throws support behind Maycee Barber following second consecutive loss: “I was impressed”
UFC women’s flyweight veteran Roxanne Modafferi threw her support behind Maycee Barber following her second straight loss to Alexa Grasso. Barber was on her way to the top of the UFC 125lbs division when she suffered a one-sided unanimous decision loss to Modafferi last January at UFC 246 in a fight where she also injured […]
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Roxanne Modafferi is glad she isn’t having another rematch, expects to submit Viviane Araujo
Roxanne Modafferi is happy she gets to fight someone new. Over her last several fights, she has rematched the likes of Andrea Lee, Sijara Eubanks, and Jennifer Maia. Now, at UFC Fight Island 8, she will fight Viviane Araujo for the first time, which Modafferi is very excited about. Although Araujo is ranked below her, […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 25 with Dan Hooker, Michael Chiesa, Matt Frevola, and Roxanne Modafferi
The 25th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Fight Island 8 and UFC 257 We’re first joined by the sixth-ranked lightweight, Dan Hooker (2:48). Next, eighth-ranked welterweight, Michael Chiesa (19:22) joins the show. UFC lightweight, Matt Frevola (37:35) comes on. Closing out the program is eighth-ranked […]
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Roxanne Modafferi vs. Viviane Araujo set for January 2021 UFC event
An important women’s flyweight bout between Roxanne Modafferi and Viviane Araujo is being targeted to take place in early 2021. Eric Kowal of MyMMANews.com was the first to break the news of the Modafferi vs. Araujo matchup, noting that it is targeted to take place at a UFC event on January 30, 2021. No other […]
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Roxanne Modafferi knows Andrea Lee is a “different fighter” but expects rematch to end in the same result
Roxanne Modafferi handed Andrea Lee her first professional loss back at Invicta FC 10 with a split decision win and expects the same result at UFC Vegas 10. Now, nearly six years later, the two will have their rematch in the UFC. Since they fought they have become friends. Although Modafferi would prefer to not […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 9 with Michelle Waterson, Patrick Mix, Roxanne Modafferi & Kyle Nelson
The ninth episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 10 and Bellator 246. We’re first joined eighth-ranked strawweight and one-half of the main event, Michelle Waterson (3:05). Next, Bellator bantamweight, Patrick Mix (15:43) comes on. Then, UFC flyweight, Roxanne Modafferi (33:00) joins the program. Finally, UFC […]
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Following Maycee Barber mauling, Roxanne Modafferi has next UFC fight booked
Following a dominant victory over Maycee Barber at UFC 246, Roxanne Modafferi has been booked for her next fight in the Octagon against Lauren Murphy. Mke Heck of MMAFighting.com reported that Modafferi vs. Murphy will take place at a UFC event scheduled for June 20. According to the report, the UFC hopes to have this […]
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Roxanne Modafferi responds after being discredited by Maycee Barber’s father
Roxanne Modafferi picked up a massive upset over the weekend, walloping Maycee Barber to lopsided decision win on the UFC 246 undercard. Unfortunately, Barber’s father has suggested this fight shouldn’t count as a true loss on his daughter’s record given that she sustained an ACL tear early in the fight. “The work was in, the […]
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Maycee Barber’s father questions if UFC 246 bout was actually a loss
Maycee Barber suffered her first loss last Saturday, on the undercard of UFC 246, giving up a decision to Roxanne Modafferi while also suffering a complete tear of her ACL in the process. While the injury was unfortunate, Barber’s father Bucky Barber believes that his daughter showed a lot of heart in the fight and, […]
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Roxanne Modafferi on UFC 246 win over Maycee Barber: ‘I was winning before her knee got hurt anyway’
Roxanne Modafferi was the biggest underdog on the entire UFC 246 card, entering the cage for her fight with Maycee Barber at +600. Yet the 39-fight veteran got the job done by unanimous decision winning, every single round including one 10-8 round on one judge’s scorecard. It was a performance nobody except Modafferi and her […]
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Roxanne Modafferi makes simple request of fighters to miss weight
Weight cutting continues to cause all kinds of problems in MMA — and not only because it’s dangerous. Fighters often miss their contracted marks, leaving their opponents to with a tough choice: back out of the fight, or accept the fight at a disadvantage. MMA veteran Roxanne Modafferi, who has fought several opponents who have […]
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Liz Carmouche vs Roxanne Modaferri targeted for UFC San Antonio
The UFC is headed back to Texas for UFC San Antonio on July 20. With no fights yet to be announced… that’s about to be changed. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has confirmed that a pivotal flyweight match-up between seasoned veteran top contenders and former title challengers, one at bantamweight and the other at flyweight, is close […]
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Cris Cyborg responds to joking callout from Roxanne Modafferi
Shortly after Roxanne Modafferi defeated Antonina Shevchenko at UFC St. Petersburg on Saturday, she made a callout of former UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg — though she quickly added that she was only joking. On Sunday, Cyborg responded to this callout from Roxanne Modafferi — first assuring the flyweight contender wanted no part of the […]
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Report | Antonina Shevchenko slated to get top 10 clash with Roxanne Modafferi at UFC St-Petersburg
The Shevchenko family has made UFC history. The sister tandem of Valentina and Antonina (7-0) are officially the first pair of sisters to have ever fought together inside the organization. For the older sister, Antonina, she is actually the newcomer to the promotion as she most recently made her promotional debut at The Ultimate Fighter […]
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UFC 230 Results: Sijara Eubanks defeats Roxanne Modafferi
A key women’s flyweight scrap between Roxanne Modafferi and Sijara Eubanks took place at tonight’s UFC 230 event in New York. Sijara Eubanks narrowly missed weight for tonight’s contest with Modafferi, weighing in at 127.2 pounds. If Sijara proves victorious this evening, she plans on having words with long time UFC color commentator Joe Rogan. […]
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After UFC 230 title fight cancellation, Sijara Eubanks now set to rematch Roxanne Modaferri
Getting to UFC 230, in general, has just been one of the more wilder rides that the MMA community has witnessed as it’s gotten closer. After waiting a whole lot longer than we could have imagined, fans and pundits alike began to start just hoping that the event’s big lightweight co-main event between top-ranked contender Dustin […]