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…