Now a new mom via the adoption process, Miranda Maverick’s career is on the upswing.
Maverick finds herself in the co-main event of UFC Atlanta this Saturday, facing off with former strawweight champ and flyweight contender “Thug” Rose Namajunas. It’s another big fight for Maverick (15-5), who sits on a four-fight win streak currently, and has business ventures and even a day job outside of fighting.
“My life is so busy. I don’t think most people don’t live the crazy life I do,” Maverick told Cageside Press in an exclusive interview in advance of UFC Atlanta. “So now that I don’t have a job, now that I’m on maternity leave and don’t have a job to worry about, the baby just fills the gaps of that time.”
Oddly enough, with the day job on the back burner Maverick might have more time to herself even with a baby in play. “I would say I have more free time now than I ever had when I had a job and the pickle business and the fighting. Now I really hold back on the pickle and honey business, I have others helping me with it. They’re going to the shows, they’re getting everything ready, the only thing I have to do is take care of my inventory and get everything stacked up for those shows.”
It’s the fight business Miranda Maverick is set to attend to this weekend. She came close to fighting “Thug” Rose once before, back when Tracy Cortez wound up taking the fight with the ex-champ last summer. Maverick and Namajunas are actually teammates out in Colorado, and the 27-year old has been watching the future Hall of Famer almost since day one.
“I’ve been watching Rose fight since I was pretty young in the sport, and now to not only be her teammate but now being her rival basically, and then we’ll go right back to training and being friends after, is awesome,” Maverick said of the pairing. “She is a hard fight, it’s gonna be the hardest fight to date, and I think I’m ready for it. I won’t even talk about the details, but I think I have a lot going for me in this fight, and I think I have a lot more avenues to be able to win this fight.”
Watch the our full interview with UFC Atlanta’s Miranda Maverick above, check out her media day session below.
