A women’s flyweight bout between former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (13-7) and Miranda Maverick (15-5) serves as the UFC on ESPN 69 co-main event on June 14 in Atlanta.
Namajunas has gone 2-2 since moving to the flyweight division in 2023 and looks to rebound from a decision loss to No. 4 ranked Erin Blanchfield. The 32-year-old is ranked No. 7 in the 125-pound weight class.
Maverick will make the walk to the octagon inside State Farm Arena riding a four-fight winning streak. She’s won six of her last seven fights and sits at No. 11 in the strawweight rankings. A win over Namajunas would be the biggest win of her career.
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Namajunas first captured UFC gold at UFC 217 in November 2017. She stopped the seemingly unbeatable Joanna Jędrzejczyk. She defended the strawweight championship in a rematch with Jedrzejczyk before losing to Jessica Andrade.
Namajuans won back the 115-pound title by knockout out current champion Zhang Weili at UFC 261 in April 2021. She successfully defend the belt in a rematch with Weili. After losing the title to Carla Esparza, Namajunas opted to move up to the flyweight division.
