Women’s MMA pioneer Roxanne Modafferi has announced her retirement from mixed martial arts. The 49-fight veteran took to Instagram on Thursday to share that her fight against Casey O’Neill at UFC 271 will be her final one.
“I’m fighting Casey O’Neill in February! Please tune in! This is fight number 50, and my last MMA fight,” wrote Modafferi.
Modafferi has 44 fights on her official record and 5 exhibition fights from two separate stints on The Ultimate Fighter, for a grand total of 49 trips to the cage throughout her storied 18-year career.