And then two opponents, which both missed weight. We switched it all up, and she still went all five rounds. “The only fights that she’s really lost in the UFC, one was the title fight with Nicco Montano, which was on less than 24-hour notice (against) a lefty.
“Roxanne’s always the underdog, and every fight she ever has she’s a massive underdog,” Wood said. Modafferi (24-16 MMA, 3-4 UFC) has alternated wins and losses in her last seven bouts, but Wood chalks up her recent losses to the circumstances not being in Modafferi’s favor. She looked sharp, I think she looked the fastest, most balanced that she’s ever looked, and I think she’s going to continue to keep getting better, better, and better, and this one is going to take her up to the next level,and she’s going to give a lot of girls in the division a problem.” She went out there and performed perfectly. “It was one of those rare occasions where everything you think was going to happen, happened, and the game plan didn’t have to deviate at all. “She did exactly what she was supposed to do, what we planned to do,” Wood told MMA Junkie. Syndicate MMA’s John Wood knew Modafferi would get the job done and said he thinks the 37-year-old is only just starting to hit her stride. It was the second time Modafferi took the zero from an undefeated fighter’s record following her previous win over Antonina Shevchenko last April in Russia.īut while Modafferi’s wins over more fancied opposition have come as a surprise to some, one person who wasn’t shocked is her head coach. LAS VEGAS – At UFC 246, Roxanne Modafferi cashed in as a massive underdog once again when she upset highly-touted and previously undefeated prospect Maycee Barber to earn a lopsided unanimous decision win.
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