Sarah Kaufman vs. Roxanne Modafferi Fight Journal: Part 3

Filed under: MMA Videos, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosSarah Kaufman lived up to her words — and then some in her successful Strikeforce title defense against Roxanne Modafferi this past Friday in Everett, Wash., and MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon was on …

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Sarah Kaufman lived up to her words — and then some in her successful Strikeforce title defense against Roxanne Modafferi this past Friday in Everett, Wash., and MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon was on hand to document the two top-ranked 135-pounders on the night of the fight.

Check out our exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the hours leading up to their showdown and the candid moments immediately following the fight.

Check it out below.


More Kaufman vs. Modafferi Fight Journals: Part 1 | Part 2

Falling Action: Best and Worst from Strikeforce: Challengers 9

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It happened again. For the second time in as many events in the Strikeforce: Challengers series, one of the night’s most compelling attractions ended with the winner pleading/demanding to be taken off Challengers and put into a…

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It happened again. For the second time in as many events in the Strikeforce: Challengers series, one of the night’s most compelling attractions ended with the winner pleading/demanding to be taken off Challengers and put into a major event.

Last time it was Matt Lindland, who’s never been shy about his expressing his opinions. This time it was 135-pound women’s champ Sarah Kaufman, who mentioned her desire to be on a proper Strikeforce card every single time there was a microphone nearby.

The thinking behind the Challengers cards is that it’s a proving ground for up-and-comers, hence the tagline, “Where champions are made.” In theory, that’s a pretty solid concept, or at least it would be if so many of the fighters featured on the event didn’t openly interpret their own presence there as an insult.

Sarah Kaufman KOs Roxanne Modafferi With a Slam

Filed under: StrikeforceIn one of the most stunning endings to a women’s fight that mixed martial arts has ever seen, Sarah Kaufman knocked out Roxanne Modafferi by picking her up and slamming the back of her head against the canvas in the third round …

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In one of the most stunning endings to a women’s fight that mixed martial arts has ever seen, Sarah Kaufman knocked out Roxanne Modafferi by picking her up and slamming the back of her head against the canvas in the third round of their Strikeforce title fight.

Kaufman used it as an opportunity to tell her promoters that they need to do a better jof of promoting her.

“Get me on main cards on Showtime,” Kaufman said afterward. “I think I deserve it. Put me on there.”



By Popular Demand: Here’s That Sarah Kaufman Slam Vid

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Here at CagePotato: The Weekend we like to keep it fairly casual. You know, a hair-down kind of affair where we can all relax, have a couple of cocktails and unwind. That said, when we get an email from The Powers That B…

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Here at CagePotato: The Weekend we like to keep it fairly casual. You know, a hair-down kind of affair where we can all relax, have a couple of cocktails and unwind. That said, when we get an email from The Powers That Be politely, yet firmly asking us to post the video of Sarah Kaufman’s KO slam of Roxanne Modafferi from Friday night, we figure we best hop to it. So here above, for those of you who can’t afford Showtime (Seriously, you’re missing an awesome season of Nurse Jackie) or those of you don’t want to sit through the full fight, is the good part.

Strikeforce Challengers 9 Results: Del Rosario-Mahe, Kaufman-Modafferi, More

Filed under: Strikeforce, ResultsMMAFighting.com will have live Strikeforce Challengers 9 results of the Showtime card happening July 23 from the Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash.

The main event is a showdown between heavyweight prospects Shane Del Rosa…

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MMAFighting.com will have live Strikeforce Challengers 9 results of the Showtime card happening July 23 from the Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash.

The main event is a showdown between heavyweight prospects Shane Del Rosario and Lolohea Mahe. Also, Sarah Kaufman will defend her belt against Roxanne Modafferi.

Strikeforce results are below.



Strikeforce Challengers 9 Aftermath: Kaufman Pretty Much Proves Her Point; Del Rosario Does Something a Bit Less Impressive

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When Sarah Kaufman let it be known this week that she didn’t appreciate having her women’s welterweight title defense against Roxanne …


(“Dear Scott Coker, How do you like me now, bitch? XOXO. Love, Sarah.” PicProps: Strikeforce)

When Sarah Kaufman let it be known this week that she didn’t appreciate having her women’s welterweight title defense against Roxanne Modafferi relegated to the second-string series of America’s second-string MMA promotion, she said she planned to prove she deserved better. In a blog published on Pretty Tough Fighter.com, Kaufman said she would use her bout with Modafferi to demonstrate herself – and, by extension, the entire women’s 135-pound division — worthy of inclusion on one of Strikeforce’s “big shows.” Well, after Friday night’s performance, let us just say: We’re reading you loud and clear, Sarah.

Kaufman turned in one of women’s MMA’s more impressive (and ugly) knockouts last night, when she hoisted Modafferi off the mat and shut her lights out with a slam near the end of the third round in their fight at Strikeforce Challengers 9. If a finish like that doesn’t erase the memory of her previous fight and earn the now 12-0 Kaufman the respect and fanbase needed to be included alongside, say, “big stars” like Bobby Lashley or Herschel Walker on one of the Strikeforce’s A-list broadcasts, we’re not sure what will.

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