Miranda Maverick, UFC Tampa ceremonial weigh-ins on the Amalie Area, Dec. 13, 2024 Credit score: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press
Miranda Maverick continues to stand up the UFC’s flyweight division, and she or he’s secured a shot towards one of many prime title’s on the ladies’s facet of the promotion in “Thug” Rose Namajunas.
The #12-ranked flyweight, Maverick (15-5) introduced her combat with #6-ranked Namajunas on social media on Thursday, revealing that it’s going to happen on June 14, 2025 in Atlanta, GA.
The all the time well-spoken Maverick, who has juggled a college profession in addition to a number of small enterprise endeavors alongside her UFC tenure, added a heartfelt message in regards to the pairing with the previous two-time UFC ladies’s strawweight champion.
“[Rose Namajunas] has been an inspiration for so many women, especially in WMMA, and I am no exception. I watched her fight as I was coming up in the sport and then I got to train with her on a regular basis,” said Maverick. “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!”
Miranda Maverick, 27, presently sits on a four-fight win streak, most lately incomes a call victory over Canadian Jamey-Lyn Horth. As for Namajunas, the 32-year outdated is 2-2 in her final 4, and was final seen popping out on the incorrect facet of a call towards Erin Blanchfield at UFC Edmonton.
