Roxanne Modefferi gets her chance to strike
Patiently awaiting her opportunity to step into the Strikeforce cage, Roxanne Modafferi will finally get her chance, albeit on only…
Patiently awaiting her opportunity to step into the Strikeforce cage, Roxanne Modafferi will finally get her chance, albeit on only nine days notice, as she faces Marloes Coenen in a fight that could determine the number one contender for Cris Cyborg Santos’ 145-pound women’s title.
A veteran of several top promotions, such as GCM and Hook ‘N’ Shoot, Modafferi brings a ton of experience into her second fight with Coenen. Modafferi defeated the Dutch fighter by split decision in mid-2007. Working with manager, Shu Hirata, Modafferi has spent the majority of her time in Japan, but now looks to conquer American women’s MMA.
“I’ve been training my butt off consistently,” Modafferi said in an interview with MMAWeekly.com on Thursday. “I don’t have to worry about weight-cutting. Right now, I’m a little heavier than my usual competition weight, but it turned out to be a good thing.”
“She’s definitely bigger and stronger than me. But so are most of my training partners,” stated Modafferi. “It’s just another challenge of the fight. I have beaten bigger opponents before.”