by Shaun Al-Shatti@shaunalshatti Oct 18, 2017
Roxanne Modafferi: TUF 26 coaches were ‘way less stressful’ for contestants than Rousey-Tate
“I’m actually not surprised (more women didn’t try out), because it’s really hard,” Modafferi said at a recent media breakfast, laughing. “Having done this twice, if you’re already signed to the UFC, great. Then you get a number of fights, then you can fight for the belt, as opposed to taking a chance. I mean, of course you do want a title shot, and this is kinda like a — not a speed course, but you get a faster opportunity.
“(But) if I were already signed, I might not have done it again. But I really wanted the opportunity to fight for the UFC again, so there was no question in my mind. I had to do it.”
“It was so nice to not have the coaches fight each other, or bickering at each other,” Modafferi said. “Honestly, it was way less stressful for us. I was actually kinda worried that maybe it wouldn’t be as popular on TV because of that, because I know people like drama in that way. They were very competitive, Justin and (Eddie), but still they weren’t as heated as the former coaches, my former coaches, so that was really nice.
“I think the way [TUF 26] was put together was the same, just the cast was different and that made a big difference,” Modafferi added. “I feel like I made friends with everybody on the season, and I wasn’t constantly injured on this season like I was on my past season. That didn’t really get any coverage. But yeah, I liked this season better.”
Roxanne Modafferi: TUF 26 coaches were ‘way less stressful’ for contestants than Rousey-Tate
“I’m actually not surprised (more women didn’t try out), because it’s really hard,” Modafferi said at a recent media breakfast, laughing. “Having done this twice, if you’re already signed to the UFC, great. Then you get a number of fights, then you can fight for the belt, as opposed to taking a chance. I mean, of course you do want a title shot, and this is kinda like a — not a speed course, but you get a faster opportunity.
“(But) if I were already signed, I might not have done it again. But I really wanted the opportunity to fight for the UFC again, so there was no question in my mind. I had to do it.”
“It was so nice to not have the coaches fight each other, or bickering at each other,” Modafferi said. “Honestly, it was way less stressful for us. I was actually kinda worried that maybe it wouldn’t be as popular on TV because of that, because I know people like drama in that way. They were very competitive, Justin and (Eddie), but still they weren’t as heated as the former coaches, my former coaches, so that was really nice.
“I think the way [TUF 26] was put together was the same, just the cast was different and that made a big difference,” Modafferi added. “I feel like I made friends with everybody on the season, and I wasn’t constantly injured on this season like I was on my past season. That didn’t really get any coverage. But yeah, I liked this season better.”
