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Miranda Maverick believes grappling background could test champion Valentina Shevchenko

Miranda Maverick has plenty of things going for her at a very young age.

Maverick, only 23, is in the UFC, is working towards her PhD in industrial psychology, and is a teaching assistant. But perhaps the most impressive thing about the surging 125er is her ability to incredibly organized and focused on everything going on.

She returns to the octagon for her sophomore appearance this Saturday when she meets Gillian Robertson at UFC 258. The event takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas and will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns.