UFC 246’s Roxanne Modafferi on Maycee Barber: ‘I’ll derail her hype train, nicely’

After an impressive performance on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series in 2018, Maycee Barber has been fantastic in the UFC. She has gone 3-0 inside the Octagon, with all of those wins ending by TKO.

“The Future” will put her undefeated record on the line against Roxanne Modafferi this weekend at UFC 246. For her part, Modafferi is satisfied with this booking, given how it can also lead to some much-needed exposure.

“That’s really what I need,” Modafferi said of the matchup in a pre-fight interview with MMA Junkie. “Let’s be honest, I’m not exactly scary. I mean, I have a lot of experience, but you know, I’m not frightening, so these people like Antonina Shevchenko, Maycee Barber, who…