Miranda Maverick Looking to Adopt, Grow Family Following UFC Tampa [Video]

UFC Tampa flyweight Miranda Maverick has a big change coming up, and it has little to do with fighting.

While set to appear at UFC Tampa this Saturday, the final event of the promotion’s 2024 calendar year, Maverick (14-5) is also planning to grow her family. Specifically, her and her husband have begun the process to adopt; matching with a new son or daughter could come soon after the fight.

That’s one more thing for Miranda “Fear the” Maverick to be excited for, along with her pickle business, Prowler Pickles, honey business High Stakes Honey, and of course, her fighting career.

“I’ve been wanting a kid for a while. My husband and I are at a space where we want children. And right now among other reasons, it’s just not feasible with my career of course,” Maverick told Cageside Press in a recent interview, outlining the couple’s thought process when it …