Miranda Maverick reveals devastating injury suffered in UFC Atlanta loss to Rose Namajunas
Miranda Maverick reveals devastating injury suffered in UFC Atlanta loss to Rose Namajunas
Miranda Maverick had to battle through some major adversity in her competitive loss to Rose Namajunas.
Maverick (15-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) dropped a unanimous decision to Namajunas in Saturday's UFC on ESPN 69 co-main event at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Maverick said she tore her ACL at some point in Round 2 – likely during the grappling exchanges when Namajunas (14-7 MMA, 12-6 UFC) took her down around a minute-and-a-half into the round.
"Not the result I wanted but I fought with what I had. My ACL was torn in the second round (i'll have to rewatch to know exactly when but I think it was during a takedown exchange)," Maverick wrote on Instagram. "I never got dropped, but I was unstable on my legs so as soon as I got hit in the third round my leg buckled. I'm blessed I was able to make it to the end of the fight and I'm honored that I got to share the cage with the legend @rosenamajunas 🙏🏼😎🇺🇸 i'll take this lay off in stride and you will see me again! But for now time to recover and figure some things out."
Namajunas dropped Maverick with a left hook in Round 3, which Maverick said was a result of her injured knee buckling. The loss to Namajunas snapped Maverick's four-fight winning streak.
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