Demian Maia (16-4) and Rick Story (14-5) meet in the opening bout of the UFC 153 pay-per-view telecast.
The two talented welterweights meet in a bout where the winner will certainly be talked about in the rankings.
The fight will be Maia’s second in the welterweight division. His first was a quick affair with Dong Hyun Kim that resulted in a TKO victory due to an injury.
Story returns to the Octagon after defeating Brock Jardine via decision at UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida.
The fight offers an intriguing stylistic match-up: Story’s power and wrestling versus Maia’s technique and jiu-jitsu.
This is how the two welterweights stack up against each other: