FiveKnuckles.com: And now you're friends with Kenny Florian on MySpace.

Roxanne Modafferi: Yeah! We actually met there. He used to train there, so we met when he was still training there. Sometimes we message each other, but not much anymore.

FiveKnuckles.com: Kenny's a really well-liked fighter. Did you watch his most recent fight against Clay Guida?

Roxanne Modafferi: I haven't. I gotta do that, actually. I'm behind on my MMA because I don't watch it live, I have to search for it.

FiveKnuckles.com: Have you seen any recent fights? Are there any that you've liked?

Roxanne Modafferi: I just YouTubed Coenen vs. Cyborg.

FiveKnuckles.com: What'd you think?

Roxanne Modafferi: Have you seen Dragonball Z? There's a character, Nappa, he's this huge muscle guy. And there's this little child character, Chaozu. And Chaozu punches Nappa, and he just makes him laugh. So I compare it to that. Coenen really punched Cyborg, but Cyborg was like, ‘Oh, was that a fly?' And Coenen's really good, she hits really hard - she knocked me down twice. It was excellent technique. That was really high-level fighting right there. Anyone who says women can't fight has their heads up their butts because that was really a good fight.

FiveKnuckles.com: What do you think of Cyborg in general?

Roxanne Modafferi: She's one scary lady! She's a lady, we've gotta get used to that. Sometimes we wonder, but she's awesome! Good for her.

FiveKnuckles.com: Do you have any favorite fighters?

Roxanne Modafferi: Matt Serra. I just love his personality. And he was one of my jiu-jitsu role models. Oh, yeah. I watched one of his earlier fights: him vs. Shonie Carter. Even though he lost by back fist, I thought, ‘He's so cool!'

FiveKnuckles.com: After all the training you've done in America, do you ever plan on coming back here?

Roxanne Modafferi: You mean permanently or just temporarily?

FiveKnuckles.com: Either.

Roxanne Modafferi: Well, I'm not making enough money to support myself with fighting. Some of my friends are telling me, ‘Roxy, you only have a short fighting career, and you can teach English later. You should go back to the States and train.' So what you're telling me is that I should be dirt poor and sleep in the gym and train and get hurt. I don't know. I love my full-time job here and I'm able to still coordinate my training, so in the meantime, I feel like I have a good life.

FiveKnuckles.com: What do you think of women's MMA now and where do you fall into the mix?

Roxanne Modafferi: That's a deep question. I think it's certainly coming up. The women are getting more air time. I think that's what it lacked before. They were always good fighters, but there was not enough publicity. And I think that finally with the high-profile fights that women are getting more chances because of that. So that's awesome. I wish in Japan people do have publicity, but it's also limited my social constraints of women and their expectations. So even though...