‘The Happy Warrior’ Roxanne Modafferi returns to the cage at next Saturday’s ‘UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy’ undercard.

Modafferi is ready to put an end to another undefeated record at UFC 246.

Modafferi’s opponent, undefeated Maycee Barber, is a woman who a lot of people are talking about leading into next Saturday’s fight. Barber, also known as ‘The Future’, is undefeated with a 8-0-0 record and since signing with the UFC in 2018, has finished all three of her wins by way of devastating TKO’s.



The 21-year-old has already been predicted by the likes of former ONE FC champ and UFC welterweight, Ben Asken, to be UFC flyweight champ by the end of the year. Barber herself is full of confidence and recently decided to share a private DM sent to her on social media by Modafferi, whilst declaring ‘the past is never ready for the future‘.

Modafferi picked up a big win over Antonina Shevchenko in April 2019.

Modafferi is no stranger to taking on highly-touted unbeaten prospects and in April 2018 made a huge statement by using her superior wrestling skills to outpoint Antonina Shevchenko for the decision win. The former flyweight title challenger is without a doubt a huge step up in competition for Barber and is undeterred by the huge amount of hype her opponent is receiving.

In response to a recent Twitter post by WMMA Rankings about Ben Askren’s prediction that Barber will be flyweight champ by 2021, Modafferi issued a message aimed directly at Barber. The two-time TUF contestant is more than ready for the challenge.

“Oooo you wanna wrestle me? You wanna strike with me? Come on! Bring it on. 🙂 I’m ready for you.” Modafferi wrote.

Oooo you wanna wrestle me? You wanna strike with me? Come on! Bring it on. 🙂 I’m ready for you. #UFC246 https://t.co/uLORUng9B7 — Roxanne Modafferi (@Roxyfighter) January 9, 2020

Modafferi (23-16-0) is a pioneer of the sport who has been fighting as a professional since the year 2002. The 37-year-old is a former UFC flyweight title challenger, unsuccessfully taking on Nicco Montano for the belt back in 2017. She owns notable career victories over Barb Honchak, Andrea Lee and Marloes Coenen.

UFC 246 takes place on Saturday January 18, 2020, from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

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