Roxanne Modafferi at first glance may not seem like the violent type, but looks can be deceiving.
“The Happy Warrior” kept her place near the front of the line in the Invicta Fighting Championships flyweight division, as she took care of Sarah D'Alelio with third-round elbow strikes in the Invicta FC 23 co-main event on Saturday at the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. Modafferi brought it to a close 1:37 into Round 3, her opponent’s blood pooled on the canvas.
D’Alelio staggered “The Ultimate Fighter 18” quarterfinalist with a stout right hand inside the first 10 seconds but spent the rest of the match on her heels.