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Coming out of UFC on ESPN 69, Belal Muhammad thinks it's the perfect time to settle his grudge match with Kamaru Usman.
Maverick (15-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) dropped a unanimous decision to Namajunas in Saturday's UFC on ESPN 69 co-main event at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Maverick said she tore her ACL at some point in Round 2 – likely during the grappling exchanges when Namajunas (14-7 MMA, 12-6 UFC) took her down around a minute-and-a-half into the round.
The UFC was back in Atlanta on Saturday night with a compelling 13-fight card, topped by the long awaited return of former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman.
Monday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and Goze is here. On Episode 3,575, the guys look back at UFC on ESPN 69 in Atlanta, and they welcome PFL World Tournament 6 headliner Kevin Lee to the show,
The UFC desk analyst team didn't hold back their opinion of Rodolfo Bellato's reaction to the fight-ending illegal upkick from Paul Craig.
UFC Atlanta provided plenty for combat sports fans to talk about this week, but that doesn't mean everything that happened at the event was positive.
Rose Namajunas was the biggest winner at UFC on ESPN 69 – at least from a financial standpoint. Namajunas, a former strawweight champion, led all fighters on the card in disclosed pay as she earned $500,000 for her unanimous decision win over Miranda Maverick in the UFC on ESPN 69 co-main event.