Since his drop down to middleweight, Mark Munoz has been on a run towards becoming a contender in the division.
Despite his loss to number current one contender Yushin Okami back at UFC Live: Jones v.s. Matyushenko, “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” rebounded. He returned with a decision win over Aaron Simpson at UFC 123 followed by a big knockout of Ultimate Fighter alum C.B. Dolloway at UFC Live: Sanchez v.s. Kampmann.
Now, he will be looking to throw his name into the contender’s mix when he faces former number one contender and submission specialist Damien Maia at UFC 131.
The bad news for Maia however, is that he’ll be walking out of the cage without his hand raised and here are five reasons why.