Roxanne Modafferi also known as The Happy Warrior is currently competing in the women’s flyweight division in the UFC. She is currently ranked #12 in the women’s flyweight division. Interestingly, The American fighter has been fighting for more than 15 years now and has competed in multiple weight classes during this period.
The 39-year-old holds a record of 25-20 in her illustrious career of 18 years. If you count her exhibition fights then The Happy Warrior has over 50 MMA fights. This stat alone is enough to indicate that Roxanne is one of the most experienced women’s fighter in the history of the sport.
Modafferi is also a former title contender in the UFC and she has been a part of several wars in the promotion. She has entertained numerous fans throughout her career and has inspired many young female fighters.
More importantly, despite facing several setbacks, Modafferi has overcome all the obstacles and has continued fighting inside the octagon for her love of the sport. However, Roxanne Modafferi will now step inside the UFC octagon for the final time as she takes on Casey O’Neill in the prelims of UFC 271. Although let us shift the topic from her professional career and take a look at her dating life.
Dating Life of Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi is not married yet but she is engaged to Chris Roman. The UFC women’s flyweight contender got engaged to her boyfriend Roman in a very unique manner in December 2021. The Happy Warrior’s boyfriend Chris Roman dropped down on one knee and proposed Roxanne seconds after getting smashed by an illegal blow at Titan FC 71.
Folks, @Roxyfighter is off the market! Love is in the air at #TitanFC73 pic.twitter.com/7hvpBcqoVV
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) December 18, 2021
The 39 year old fighter accepted the proposal and shared her excitement in an Instagram post. She narrated the entire proposal in her caption. “I’m sad for Chris that he didn’t get as much fight time… but then HE PROPOSED!”. I went ‘omg are you okay… Um YES!!’ I love you for the rest of our lives, Chris Roman!! The fight result sucked but it was kinda epic you proposed on a national broadcast
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Roxanne Modafferi and Chris Roman have been dating for a long time now. The flyweight fighter currently trains with her boyfriend at the Syndicate Gym in Las Vegas. Roman competes in the featherweight division and haan a MMA record of 3-3.
Fight Purses of Roxanne Modafferi
According to a report by totalsportal, Roxanne Modafferi has earned somewhere around $220,000 for her last four fights in the UFC. However, the details of her other fight purses are not available online.
As per the sports rush, The Happy Warrior will make $200,000 for her retirement fight against Casey O’Neill that will take place at UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2.
This amount could well increase by $50,000- $75,000 if she gets a bonus for delivering a brilliant performance or by winning the fight of the night award. It is to be noted that the above mentioned amount is an estimate. With that being said, Modaferri’s remarkable career is coming to an end after her bout at UFC 271.
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