Roxanne Modafferi vs. Taila Santos slated for May 8 UFC event

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Taila Santos will look to crack the UFC’s top-10 flyweight rankings in the spring.

Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Santos and Roxanne Modafferi is set for the UFC’s event on May 8, which currently does not have a location or venue. Combate was first to report the pairing.

Modafferi will look to get back in the win column in her 44th professional bout. “The Happy Warrior” went 2-1 in 2020 with victories over Maycee Barber at UFC 246 and Andrea Lee in September. In her first 2021 appearance, she dropped a unanimous decision to surging contender Viviane Araujo at January’s UFC Fight Island 8 event…