It was a hot start for Namajunas again in the second round. She tagged Maverick with a three-punch combination and peppered her with kicks before landing the first takedown of the

Rose Namajunas (13-7) returns to action and the former strawweight champion is looking to get back to winning ways in Atlanta on Saturday. She suffered a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Erin Blanchfield last time out in November which halted the progress she had been making with back-to-back wins in the flyweight division.

The UFC was in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday for UFC Atlanta, where a welterweight fight headlined the card and the salaries were revealed.