In a women’s flyweight bout, Roxanne Modafferi and Andrea Lee lock horns at UFC on ESPN+ 35 Saturday at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. The prelims kick off at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+, followed by the main card set for 8 p.m. ET.
Modafferi (24-18) – a.k.a. “The Happy Warrior” – is one of the most unique fighters in all of UFC. She definitely marches to the beat of her own drum, and looks more like a librarian or Comic-Con attendee rather than a mixed martial artist. But don’t be fooled, she has a mean streak, and she has a 4-1 record via KO/TKO and 5-3 by way of submission in her professional career. However, all of those fights inside the distance came before reaching the UFC level. She is 2-3 since moving to the UFC level, and all five of her fights have been decisions, with three unanimous-decision losses and a win by unanimous decision and one by split decision.
As far as Lee (11-4) is concerned, she will be looking for revenge against Modafferi. The two met back on Dec. 5, 2014, at Invicta FC 10 with Modafferi winning by a split decision – that card, like this one, was also highlighted by Michelle Waterson. Like Modafferi, Lee has five fights under her belt at the UFC level, with all five bouts going the distance. She has won three of those fights by unanimous decisions, and the two losses were by split decision.
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Roxanne Modafferi vs. Andrea Lee betting odds
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Taking MODAFFERI (+255) is a very tempting play, and worth betting lightly. She has a win in her career against Lee already, albeit a while ago, and the difference between the two fighters is very small. For a better value, taking MODAFFERI BY DECISION (+400) can help you quadruple your bankroll. If she does, in fact, pull the upset, it will be by decision. Each of these fighters have gone the distance in all five of their UFC level bouts. However, taking Yes (-313): “Will the fight go the distance?” is just too much risk and not much reward.
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Also see:
- UFC on ESPN+ 35 predictions (MMA Junkie)
- Modafferi cites pursuit of evolution as key to MMA longevity (MMA Junkie)
- MMA Junkie – The latest UFC/MMA coverage
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