‘Thug’ Rose is again!
The previous two-time UFC strawweight champion will reportedly return to the Octagon on June 14 for a Combat Night time occasion in Atlanta. Namajunas is predicted to sq. off with twelfth-ranked flyweight contender Miranda Maverick.
No official bulletins have been made relating to the struggle, however Maverick seemingly jumped the gun by saying the bout on social media.
“Rose has been an inspiration for so many women, especially in WMMA, and I am no exception,” Maverick wrote on Instagram. “I watched her fight as I was coming up in the sport and then I got to train with her on a regular basis. We have been training together for the past few years, but luckily train primarily at different gyms. Now it’s time to duke it out in front of the world and then go back to sharpening each other’s tools. I’m honored to share the cage with a champion person and fighter and I am ready to put the stamp on where I belong!”
‘Thug’ Rose gunning for her third win as a flyweight
Namajunas at present sits because the No. 6 ranked contender at flyweight following wins over Amanda Ribas and Tracy Cortez. ‘Thug’ Rose has gone 2-2 since making the transfer up from strawweight to flyweight in 2023 with all 4 of these bouts going to the scorecards. She got here up quick towards Erin Blanchfield in her most up-to-date outing in November.
In the meantime, Miranda Maverick goes into her first look of 2025 driving a four-fight win streak, together with unanimous determination victories over Andrea ‘KGB’ Lee, Dione Barbosa, and Jamey-Lyn Horth. She additionally picked up a third-round armbar submission win over Priscila Cachoeira throughout that run.
Total, ‘Fear The’ Maverick is 8-3 contained in the Octagon with three of these wins coming inside the space.
To date, the one different struggle scheduled for UFC Atlanta is a light-weight heavyweight showdown between Alonzo Menifield and undefeated finisher Oumar Sy.
