Miranda Maverick came up short Saturday at UFC 289, but her defeat might not have been the scariest loss she encountered.
According to Maverick (11-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC), toward the end of Round 2 of her preliminary card bout vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at Rogers Arena, her vision went blurry in her left eye. In Round 3, Maverick said the eye was “completely blind.”
“Some things are scarier than fighting – and one of those things is going blind,” Maverick wrote in an Instagram post after the fight. “My left eye went blurry end of 2nd round and was completely blind throughout the 3rd round. Its mostly back now and I’ll be meeting with a retina specialist this coming week. But I’ll admit I was scared during that time.”
Despite her injury revelation, Maverick credited Jasudavicius for the victory.
“I firmly believe in taking ownership and responsibility for my ups and downs,” Maverick wrote. “It wasn’t my night. Jasmine did great in there and capitalized on my hesitations and poor shots today. Congratulations and all respect to her. Sorry to all those I disappointed and thank you to those who don’t let 15 minutes of my life represent who I am. I’ll be back.”
Maverick, 25, had a two-fight winning streak snapped with the defeat. With the win, Jasudavicius entered the first winning streak of her UFC tenure.
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