Miranda Maverick Suffered Torn ACL in UFC Atlanta Co-Main Event

Miranda Maverick fought at a diminished capacity for at least a portion of her encounter with Rose Namajunas in the UFC Atlanta co-main event.

Maverick revealed that she suffered a torn ACL in the second round of the flyweight bout, which Namajunas won via unanimous decision. Despite that injury, the Elevation Fight Team representative made it a competitive fight, even threatening her opponent with an arm-triangle choke near the end of Round 2.

While Namajunas was credited with a knockdown in the third frame, Maverick claims that it was directly related to her knee.

“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). 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,” Maverick wrote on Instagram. “ 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 [Rose Namajunas].

“I’ll take this layoff in stride and you will see me again! But for now, time to recover and figure some things out.”

Maverick entered UFC Atlanta on a four-bout winning streak, with victories over Jamey-Lyn Horth, Dione Barbosa, Andrea Lee and Priscila Cachoeira to her credit. The 27-year-old is 9-4 during her tenure with the Las Vegas-based promotion.

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