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Roxanne Modafferi is lined up to compete at UFC 266 in September.

The Happy Warrior was supposed to fight Tatiana Suarez at the time of our conversation. But Suarez has subsequently dropped out due to injury and they're looking to secure another flyweight opponent for Modafferi.

Modafferi covered several subjects with me: -this upcoming MMA fight cementing her as having the most mixed martial arts contests of any woman in the sport's history
-recording her knee rehab and Modafferi's regular social media documenting of the progress
-some of her best friends nowadays starting as fans and the unique loyalty to Modafferi's fanbase
-the MMA On Point video that compared her to Goku and the Goku rash guard
-Serena DeJesus being her best friend and the growth that they have had over the years
-the myriad of funny quotes Modafferi gets from reaching her kids' jiu-jitsu classes
-being about 75 percent of the way through writing her memoir continuation
-the joy of Modafferi's piano playing and wanting to serenade her jiu-jitsu boyfriend
-her Fusion Fight League grappling contest on July 31st and appearing on previous submission grappling circuits

Sasha Palatnikov came on BTB after his UFC debut win.

Palatnikov made history as the first Hong Kong fighter to score a win in the octagon when he finished Louis Cosce at UFC 255. He covered a myriad of subjects on the show.

-Accomplishing a decade-plus long goal to be the first Hong Kong fighter in the UFC
-His familiarity with short notice turn arounds for fights
-Overcoming COVID-19 and his mountain scaling methodology
-Enjoying seeing his name on a UFC betting line but being surprised he was an underdog
-Getting in work with Syndicate MMA and staying ready for his sophomore UFC effort
-His background in rugby and football before transitioning to mixed-martial-arts
-Watching PRIDE as well as K1 as a kid and maintaining his fandom as a pro fighter
-The mutual connection myself and Sasha Palatnikov have to my hometown of Oshawa, Ontario
-The music Sasha Palatnikov is partial to training to