After years of toil, women’s MMA veteran Roxanne Modafferi has a UFC win under her belt. Modaferri (22-14 MMA, 1-2 UFC) out-grappled former Invicta FC champ Barb Honchak (10-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) before elbowing her way to a finish in the second round. The women’s flyweight bout was part of the main card of today’s TUF 27 Finale event at Pearl Theatre at The Palms in Las Vegas. It aired on FS1 following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. Modafferi dropping HUGE shots in some vicious GnP! She gets the stoppage victory in round 2!! #TUF27 pic.twitter.com/UAOGRRReGw — UFC (@ufc) July 7, 2018 Referee Marc Goddard stepped in to stop the fight at the 3:32 mark of the middle frame after Honchak turned to her side and appeared to be going nowhere against Modaferri, who avenged a 2011 submission loss to the ex-champ.
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TUF 27 Finale results: Roxanne Modafferi TKOs Barb Honchak for long-awaited UFC win – MMA Junkie