{"id":7704,"date":"2017-12-16T00:08:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T06:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/?page_id=7704"},"modified":"2017-12-16T00:09:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T06:09:14","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cormier-interview.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7676 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cormier-interview-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a>1) What does 63 mean?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy:\u00a0 In Japanese, 6 is &#8220;roku&#8221; and 3 is &#8220;san.&#8221; &#8220;Roku-san&#8221; is how my name is pronounced in Japanese, so it&#8217;s kind of a play-on-words with my name.<\/p>\n<p><em>2) Are you Persian?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy:\u00a0 No, I\u2019m American.\u00a0 Ethnically half Italian (Dad), half Lithuanian (Mom).\u00a0 The name &#8220;Modafferi&#8221; is a not-so-common Southern Italian name.\u00a0 It comes from the Persian word &#8220;El Modafer&#8221; which means &#8220;Victorious one.&#8221;\u00a0 (Sweet, huh?) In the 900s AD Muslims occupied Calabria and left traces of culture, names, etc.<\/p>\n<p><em>3) Do you train UFC?<\/em><br \/>\nYes, I do. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><em>4) When are you fighting Cyborg?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy: Only if weapons are allowed<\/p>\n<p><em>5) Who&#8217;s your favorite fighter?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy: That&#8217;s tied between Goku and Piccolo!<\/p>\n<p><em>6) Are you watching the UFC\/Strikeforce\/Bellator this weekend?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy: No, because evenings in the USA are mornings in Japan, and I work on the weekends.\u00a0 Yes, gotta love private English schools.<\/p>\n<p><em>7) How about coming out to &#8220;Roxanne&#8221; by the Police as an entrance song?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy:\u00a0 How about not?\u00a0 That song is about a prostitute.\u00a0 I am not.<br \/>\n<em>But it\u2019s such a great song!<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy: Then you can enjoy it.\u00a0 Far away from me.\u00a0 and you can stop singing it to me now, thanksbye!<\/p>\n<p><em>8) How was your last fight?!<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy:\u00a0 You\u2019re my fan, weren\u2019t you watching?<\/p>\n<p><em>9)\u00a0 Did you win?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy:\u00a0 google.com<\/p>\n<p><em>10) When\u2019s your next fight?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy:\u00a0 Every day is a fight.\u00a0 For my right.\u00a0 To PARTY!!!!!! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><em>11)\u00a0 Would you ever go out with me?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy:\u00a0 I&#8217;m sorry, I&#8217;m already married.\u00a0 To MMA! \ud83d\ude00 That means I&#8217;m &#8220;MMArried.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>12)\u00a0 Let&#8217;s spar!<br \/>\n<\/em>Roxy: Only if you&#8217;re not creepy, and you take class at my gym.<\/p>\n<p><em>13) I&#8217;m 6 ft 190 pounds, could you beat me up?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy:\u00a0 That depends on a lot of things&#8230;.. mainly how fast you can run! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><em>14)\u00a0 Can you send me your autographed picture?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy:\u00a0 Yes, sure! I&#8217;m honored you asked!\u00a0\u00a0 I ask to be reimbursed for the cost of printing and mailing.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/store\/\">link to the store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>15) Can you send me a Happy Warrior fan?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy: YES!!!! \ud83d\ude00\u00a0 See above link!\u00a0 You, too, can be a Happy Warrior!<\/p>\n<p><em>16) Who&#8217;s your favorite Power Ranger?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy: I didn&#8217;t have a favorite.\u00a0 They&#8217;re all awesome.<\/p>\n<p><em>17)\u00a0 Why do you fight?<\/em><br \/>\nRoxy: BECAUSE I FRICK&#8217;N LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! \ud83d\ude00 \ud83d\ude00 :D!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1) What does 63 mean? Roxy:\u00a0 In Japanese, 6 is &#8220;roku&#8221; and 3 is &#8220;san.&#8221; &#8220;Roku-san&#8221; is how my name is pronounced in Japanese, so it&#8217;s kind of a play-on-words with my name. 2) Are you Persian? 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