Athlete’s eye ’completely blind’ during fight at UFC 289: ”I was scared”

Miranda Maverick lost a unanimous decision at UFC 289. Photo: Jeff Bottari / Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports

UFC flyweight Miranda Maverick took a tough loss at UFC 289 as she was outpointed by Jasmine Jasudavicius in the prelims.

In an post-fight Instagram post, Maverick revealed that her vision was severely compromised during the bout.

“Some things are scarier than fighting – and one of those things is going blind,” Maverick wrote. “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.”

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Miranda Maverick: “It wasn’t my night”

Miranda Maverick had a two-fight winning streak snapped with the loss, but doesn’t blame the defeat on the lost eyesight.

“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.”

The 25-year-old made her promotional debut in 2020 and secured two straight wins against Liana Jojua and Gillian Robertson, before suffering back-to-back losses against Maycee Barber and Erin Blanchfield.

Her latest win came against Shanna Young in November 2022.

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