Maia wants winner of Lawler vs. Condit
Demian Maia is riding a four fight win streak with wins against top opponents and is hopeful he is next in line for a shot at the welterweight title.
Demian Maia is riding a four fight win streak with wins against top opponents and is hopeful he is next in line for a shot at the welterweight title:
I hope I’m next, and I know Woodley wants to be next … but we need to wait and see what happens this weekend, he said. I respect (Woodley) a lot. He’s a good and tough fighter. He deserves it. But everyone wants the title. I’m not getting younger. I want to fight for it too.
And if he does get the title shot? Maia said we can expect his welterweight title shot to go a lot better than his one at middleweight, where he suffered a 2010 title loss to then-champ Anderson Silva, a bout in which I was lost in those first couple rounds, he said, and felt intimidated as a massive underdog heading into it.
Now, though?
I’m smelling the title shot, like when I fought Anderson Silva. he said. I’m feeling the same thing right now. But now I’m a different fighter. I’m much more mature. I’m in the right weight category, so I think now I can truly win it all.
