Miranda
Maverick has issued a warning to Tracy
Cortez ahead of their upcoming fight.
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Maverick and Cortez will trade leather in a flyweight matchup on
Dec. 14 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida at UFC
on ESPN 63, which also marks the promotion’s return to the city
for the first time since 2019. The matchup was first announced by
Maverick and confirmed by multiple outlets.
While announcing the fight, Maverick also issued her opponent a
warning about fake eyelashes. Cortez is coming off a unanimous
decision loss against former strawweight champ Rose
Namajunas at UFC
Denver this past July. The fight also saw Namajunas send one of
Cortez’s fake eyelashes flying with a punch, a moment which was
meme fodder for weeks after the bout. On Tuesday, Maverick
cautioned her opponent against putting on fake eyelashes at UFC
Tampa.
“[Rose
Namajunas] got it last time; now it’s my turn,” Maverick wrote
on Instagram. “I have a long time until the fight which means I
have a long time to keep getting better. I suggest she leaves her
eyelashes at home.”
Maverick will take a three-fight winning streak into the matchup.
Meanwhile, Cortez will look to bounce back from the loss against
Namajunas, which was her first defeat since her pro debut in
2017.