Flyweights Rose Namajunas and Miranda Maverick are anticipated to conflict at an upcoming UFC Struggle Night time card presently focused for Atlanta on June 14.
A number of individuals with information of the promotion’s plans confirmed the information to MMA Combating on Thursday after Maverick initially introduced the matchup on social media.
“Rose Namajunas has been an inspiration for thus many ladies, particularly in WMMA, and I’m no exception,” Maverick wrote in regards to the battle. “I watched her battle as I used to be developing within the sport after which I acquired to coach together with her frequently. We have now been coaching collectively for the previous few years, however fortunately practice primarily at completely different gyms.
“Now it’s time to duke it out in entrance of the world after which return to sharpening one another’s instruments. I’m honored to share the cage with a champion particular person and fighter and I’m able to put the stamp on the place I belong!”
Lengthy heralded as a prime prospect at 125 kilos, Maverick handled a variety of ups and downs early in her UFC profession however she’s since turned issues round with 4 straight wins in a row. Most just lately, she dispatched Jamey-Lyn Horth this previous December however she’ll clearly face an excellent stiffer check in her return to motion in June.
Thought of one of many biggest strawweights of all time, Namajunas hasn’t discovered the identical degree of success since shifting to flyweight, though she’s confronted stiff competitors for the reason that day she first arrived within the division. Namajunas presently sports activities a 2-2 document within the division however her two losses got here to prime ranked contenders Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot by resolution.
She now appears to get again within the win column when she returns towards Maverick in June as a part of the UFC Struggle Night time card focused for the promotion’s return to Atlanta.
