All this waiting has gotten to Gray Maynard. Somewhere along the line, his quest to become lightweight champion has become very personal.
“This is one that he’s worked so many years for, and somebody’s dangling it in front of him, and every time he gets close, they just keep pulling it away,” Maynard’s boxing coach, Gil Martinez, told MMAjunkie.com Radio.
Martinez discusses the injuries that scrapped Edgar vs. Maynard III, why Maynard would have fought through his ailments anyway, and why a fight with Anthony Pettis ultimately didn’t make sense for the fighter.