
Roxanne Modafferi
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Biography
Roxanne Vincenta Modafferi is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the UFC. Though she currently fights in the flyweight division, she has fought in multiple weight classes in her career. As of October 19, 2020, she is #8 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings.
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The next generation of UFC stars are produced in an intense elimination tournament that separates the contenders from the pretenders.
The Ultimate Fighter
The world of Mixed Martial Arts isn't just for the men anymore! Fatal Femmes Fighting was created with a single solitary mission: bring together the best female MMA fighters from around the world and determine the best of the best! On this historic night, 16 women would have the opportunity to make MMA history with the first all-female, no-holds-barred cage-fighting card sanctioned by the State of California! And, for 6 women, it was a night that would give them the opportunity to become the first Fatal Femmes Fighting champion in their weight class as Jen Case battled Yoko Takahashi for the FFF Middleweight Title, Cassandra Blasso went to war with Roxanne Modaferri over the Lightweight Title, and Japan's feared Masako Yoshida steps in the cage against US women's MMA standout Lisa Ward to crown the first FFF Flyweight Champion!
Fatal Femmes Fighting: Asian Invasion

UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 18, 2020 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A welterweight bout between former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and former lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone served as the event headliner.
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy

UFC Fight Night 177: Waterson vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 12, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A women's strawweight bout between former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill served as the headliner.
UFC Fight Night 177: Waterson vs. Hill

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 25, 2021 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and former title challenger Brian Ortega headlined the event.
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio is a mixed martial arts event that took place on December 5, 2014. Fight Card: Main Card Atomweight Michelle Waterson(c) vs. Herica Tiburcio Bantamweight Tonya Evinger vs. Cindy Dandois Flyweight Roxanne Modafferi vs. Andrea Lee Flyweight DeAnna Bennett vs. Jennifer Maia Preliminary Card Featherweight Peggy Morgan vs. Andria Wawro Strawweight Alexa Grasso vs. Alida Gray Atomweight Jinh Yu Frey vs. Cassie Robb Flyweight Rachael Ostovich vs. Evva Johnson
Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio

UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 3, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis

Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź was the third women's mixed martial event held by Invicta FC in 2017 and is scheduled to be headlined by a flyweight bout between Vanessa Porto and Agnieszka Niedźwiedź
Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 12, 2022 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between then champion Israel Adesanya and former champion Robert Whittaker (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) served as the event's headliner. The pairing met previously in October 2019 at UFC 243, when then interim champion Adesanya knocked out Whittaker in the second round to unify the middleweight title.
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rogers was a mixed martial arts event held on November 7, 2009. It was the first MMA event on network television since the now-defunct EliteXC promotion broadcast its final event, EliteXC: Heat, on CBS on October 4, 2008. The event had a four-fight main card with a broadcasting team of Gus Johnson, Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo.
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers

UFC on ESPN 11: Blaydes vs. Volkov was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 20, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov served as the event headliner.
UFC on ESPN 11: Blaydes vs Volkov
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place on November 30, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Featured on the card were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate in both men's and women's bantamweight divisions.
The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale

Submission Underground finally makes its 2021 debut today with Submission Underground 21. The card is headlined by the Submission Underground king and men’s champion Mason Fowler defending his belt against another SUG mainstay in “The Boogeyman” Richie Martinez. Both Martinez and Fowler won their most recent bouts by armbar in regulation at SUG’s last event, Submission Underground 20.
Submission Underground 21

UFC Fight Night 149: Overeem vs. Oleinik was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 20, 2019, at Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia. A heavyweight bout between the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem and Aleksei Oleinik served as the event headliner.
UFC Fight Night 149: Overeem vs. Oleinik

UFC FIGHT PASS Invitational Returns to UFC APEX with Four-Team Elimination Event Featuring Jorge Masvidal’s iKon MMA, Anthony Pettis Fighting Championship, Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat, and James Krause’s Fighting Alliance Championship $25,000 CASH Prize Awarded to Winning Team Competition to Stream Live and Exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS On Sunday, July 3, at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT The UFC FIGHT PASS INVITATIONAL 2 will also feature individual matches between notable MMA athletes and stars of the BJJ world. UFC featherweight Andre Fili is set to face second degree BJJ black belt Shane Shapiro, while second degree BJJ black belt and IBJJF black belt champion Jerry Shapiro will square off against current No. 5-ranked UFC flyweight Brandon Royval. In a thrilling women’s match, UFC veteran Roxanne Modafferi takes on BJJ black belt Michele Oliveira.
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 2

The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on July 6, 2018, at the Pearl Theatre in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The featherweight and lightweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated took place at the event. A middleweight bout between Brad Tavares and Israel Adesanya headlined the event.
The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale

UFC on ESPN 20: Chiesa vs. Magny was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 20, 2021, at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A welterweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Live lightweight winner Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny served as the main-event.
UFC on ESPN 20: Chiesa vs. Magny

UFC on ESPN 4: dos Anjos vs. Edwards was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 20, 2019 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. A welterweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Leon Edwards was the event headliner.
UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards

Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza was a mixed martial-arts event headlined by Katja Kankaanpää defending her strawweight championship against Livia Renata Souza. Sijara Eubanks was scheduled to fight Roma Pawelek but Pawlek pulled out due to injury the week of the event and was replaced by Gina Begley. A fight between Cassie Rodish and Stephanie Skinner was originally scheduled but Skinner suffered an injury on the week of the show and the fight was pulled from the event.
Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpaa vs. Souza

The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on December 1, 2017 at Park Theater in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Sijara Eubanks was expected to face Nicco Montaño in the finals of the season to determine the inaugural UFC Women's Flyweight Champion. However on the day of weigh ins, Eubanks was ruled medically ineligible for the card after a visit to the hospital overnight for allegedly miscalculating her weight cut, which led promotion officials to replace her with Roxanne Modafferi. A women's flyweight bout between promotional newcomer Priscila Cachoeira and former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Lauren Murphy was expected to take place at the event. However, the pairing never materialized due to alleged visa issues for Cachoeira.