Miranda Maverick will face Tracy Cortez in an attempt to break into the UFC women’s flyweight rankings.
The Maverick vs. Cortez bout will take place at UFC Fight Night in Tampa, Fla. on Dec. 14. Two people with knowledge of the matter confirmed the booking of the bout to MMA Junkie on Tuesday following Maverick’s Instagram announcement.
Maverick (14-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) is enjoying a superb run inside the Octagon with three straight wins over Priscilla Cachoeira, Andrea Lee and most recently Dion Barbosa at UFC on ESPN 60 in July.
Cortez (11-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) is coming off her first UFC defeat in July, when she lost a unanimous decision in the main event against former champion Rose Namajunas. Prior to that, the 30-year-old had won 11 straight bouts, including a win over Jasmine Jasdavicius.
Maverick and Cortez were originally scheduled to face off in the summer of July, but UFC rescheduled Cortez to face Namajunas instead.
With these additions, the UFC Fight Night lineup on December 14 will look like this:
Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Rivas Dustin Jacoby vs. Vitor Petrino Tracy Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick
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