LAS VEGAS – Casey O’Neill respects Roxanne Modafferi , but plans on sending her into retirement on a loss. O’Neill (8-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) faces Modafferi at UFC 271 on Feb. 12 in what will be Modafferi’s final fight of her career . O’Neill is 15 years younger than Modafferi and while there’s a big experience and age gap, O’Neill is ready to prove that she represents the new wave of talent. Modaferri (25-19 MMA, 4-6 UFC) is no stranger to upsetting highly touted prospects, bouncing both Maycee Barber and Antonina Shevchenko out of the ranks of the unbeaten, but O’Neill thinks she’s on a different level.
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