MMA veteran Roxanne Modafferi, who trains out of Las Vegas, defeated 21-year-old rising prospect Maycee Barber via unanimous decision at UFC 246. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The UFC 246 fight card, featuring a welterweight main event between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone, is official, minus one planned bout. In place of Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso, a bantamweight bout between Brian Kelleher and Ode’ Osbourne will move up to the pay-per-view main card. All fighters competing on the card faced off during the ceremonial weigh-ins at The Park Theater.
As 21-year-old Maycee Barber begins her quest to become the youngest champion in the UFC, she must first face a competitor in women’s flyweight Roxanne Modafferi – a veteran of the sport who is often regarded as one of the pioneers of women’s mixed martial arts. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With UFC 246 fight week underway, fighters from five featured bouts, including the co-main event women’s bantamweight contest between Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington, faced off at media day in Las Vegas. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Roxanne Modafferi earned her first UFC victory and evened the score against Barb Honchak at the TUF 27 Finale.
Review-Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang recap The Ultimate Fighter and preview UFC 218.
UFC president Dana White told media how impressed he was with performances on the TUF 26 Finale fight card and also updated on UFC middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s health and said who could be next to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic for his belt.
Following her win over Roxanne Modafferi, Nicco Montano talks about what it means to her to be the first UFC women’s flyweight champion and how tough the days leading up to the fight were.
After a title loss to Nicco Montano for the UFC women’s flyweight belt, Roxanne Modafferi promises to return to the cage stronger and hopes that there will be another title shot in her future.
All fighters involved in the TUF 26 Finale faced off one last time at the ceremonial weigh-ins before competing at the event set for the Park Theater at the Monte Carlo hotel-casino on Dec. 1.
Review-Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang make their picks for the “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 26 Finale and UFC 218. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
On Dec. 1 at the TUF 26 Finale, Roxanne Modafferi will finally get the chance to even the score with Barb Honchak – a rematch six years in the making.
A former Invicta FC champion, Barb Honchak will make her UFC debut against another veteran, Roxanne Modafferi. If Honchak wins, she hopes she’ll get a chance to fight for the flyweight belt.
The Ultimate Fighter 26 features a Las Vegas showdown between Syndicate MMA’s Roxanne Modafferi and Xtreme Couture’s Emily Whitmire. Modafferi previews the fight with CoveringtheCage.com.
The Ultimate Fighter season 26 boasts a cast of 16 women who are vying to become the UFC’s first female flyweight champion. Four women from the cast talk about what it means to have the new weight class available to them and about their experiences on TUF 26.
An amateur MMA fighter with Asperger’s syndrome, Serena DeJesus looks to inspire others and prove that she can “be strong with autism, not because of autism.” DeJesus will fight at Tuff-N-Uff’s June 17 event in Las Vegas.
Invicta FC 16 will take place on Mar. 11 in Las Vegas and Roxanne Modafferi warns the division that she’s coming for the flyweight title. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang