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Morning Report: Maycee Barber’s father discredits Roxanne Modafferi’s win at UFC 246, Modafferi responds

This past Saturday at UFC 246, Roxanne Modafferi authored one of the biggest upsets in recent memory, taking a unanimous decision victory over rising contender Maycee Barber, handing the young wunderkind her first MMA loss. And considering the setback this is for Barber, her camp isn’t taking it all that well.

In the second round of their fight, Modafferi connected with with a punch that sent Barber tumbling to the canvas clearly showing pain in her left knee. After the bout it was revealed that Barber had suffered an ACL tear earlier this week, Bucky Barber released a now-deleted post on Instagram (quotation coming from WMMARankings.