Top ten flyweight Roxanne Modafferi will remain on the UFC 266 card, after all.
Originally expected to take on Tatiana Suarez at the event, the ‘Happy Warrior’ found herself without an opponent when the The Ultimate Fighter 23 champion was forced out of the bout with an injury. However, Combate reports that Taila Santos has agreed to be a short notice replacement.
In her last outing, Modafferi (25-18) dropped a unanimous decision to Viviane Araujo and continued her four-year trend of alternating wins and losses, ever since her return to the UFC.
During this time, the 38-year-old scored wins over Barb Honchak, Antonina Shevchenko, Andrea Lee and Mayce Barber, while losing to Nicco Montano, Sijara Eubanks, Jennifer Maia, Lauren Murphy and the aforementioned Araujo.