Not too mention, she dispensed of the 4-2 Tanya Evinger in the 1^st Round, by Submission (Armbar), barely throwing a punch. Modafferi obviously needs no introduction at 11-4, and is the current Fatal Femmes Fighting Lightweight Champion of the World, surviving a very game Cassandra Blaso in February of '07.

On another level, you have a Brazilian woman, who comes from a small town 4 hours from Sao Paulo (nearest metropolitan city), taking on an American woman from a small town in Mass. (Adams, Mass Population approximately 9500) who now lives, trains, and works as an English teacher in Tokyo, Japan, fighting for one of the premiere Women's Titles in the World in a yet undisclosed Time and Location somewhere in the United States. Women's MMA has come along way, very quickly.