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Woodley To Maia: Your A** A’int Getting My Back

No. 3-ranked Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Demian Maia has quietly become a force to be reckoned with at 170-pounds as he’s won six straight bouts, most recently submitting former title challenger Carlos Condit in the first round of their UFC on FOX 21 main event. Maia’s resume should land him dangerously close to a title shot,

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Newly minted titleholder Tyron Woodley, who won the belt with a brutal knockout victory over Robbie Lawler at July 30’s UFC 201, has expressed interest in bouts with big names like Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz, neither of which have been active in recent memory. No. 2-ranked Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson is also well-deserving of a title shot.

No matter what lies ahead for the champion, however, Woodley doesn’t seem to be too concerned with Maia. “The Chosen One” recently said that when the two scrap Maia will not get a hold of his back (Via Bloody Elbow):

“Let me tell you something, Maia, you’re ass ain’t getting on my back when we get ready to scrap,” Woodley said. “You can write that shit all day, you ain’t getting back there, bro.”

Woodley fighting St. Pierre has appeared as a very realistic possibility given the fact that GSP has all but confirmed a return to action in recent memory. If that turns out to be the case, perhaps a bout between Maia and Thompson would make sense next.

Either way, Maia appears to be gunning for Woodley’s neck while “The Chosen One” seems confident that the strap will remain around his waist.

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UFC Rankings Update: Anthony Pettis Debuts At Featherweight

Despite producing less than stellar ratings, at least compared to previous UFC on FOX cards, UFC on FOX 21, which went down this past weekend (August 27, 2016) from Vancouver, Canada featured some pivotal fights and some big winners. In the main event, longtime veteran Demian Maia once again showcased his world class jiu-jitsu skills

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In the main event, longtime veteran Demian Maia once again showcased his world class jiu-jitsu skills by submitting former title challenger Carlos Condit in the very first round. After his latest victory, Maia now sits at No. 3 in the 170-pound division and is closing in on a shot at gold.

Also on the main card, former lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis made his featherweight debut, and he wasted little time, submitting previously top 10-ranked Charles Oliveira in the opening frame. “Showtime” is now ranked at No. 6 in the 145-pound division.

Check out the full rankings update below courtesy of UFC.com:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Demetrious Johnson
2 Dominick Cruz
3 Daniel Cormier
4 Conor McGregor
5 Jose Aldo
6 Eddie Alvarez
7 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
8 Stipe Miocic
9 Tyron Woodley
10 Michael Bisping
11 Robbie Lawler
12 Luke Rockhold
13 Rafael Dos Anjos
14 TJ Dillashaw
15 Frankie Edgar

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 Henry Cejudo
3 Jussier Formiga
3 Kyoji Horiguchi
5 Ian McCall
6 Wilson Reis
7 Zach Makovsky
8 Ali Bagautinov
9 Louis Smolka
10 John Moraga
11 Matheus Nicolau
12 Dustin Ortiz
13 Justin Scoggins
14 Ray Borg
15 Sergio Pettis

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Dominick Cruz
1 TJ Dillashaw
2 Urijah Faber
3 Raphael Assuncao
4 Bryan Caraway
5 John Lineker
6 Cody Garbrandt
7 Aljamain Sterling
8 Michael McDonald
9 John Dodson
10 Thomas Almeida
11 Eddie Wineland
12 Takeya Mizugaki
13 Jimmie Rivera
14 Johnny Eduardo
15 Frankie Saenz

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Conor McGregor
1 Jose Aldo (Interim Champion)
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Max Holloway
4 Ricardo Lamas
5 Cub Swanson
6 Anthony Pettis *NR
7 Jeremy Stephens
8 Charles Oliveira -2
9 Dennis Bermudez -1
10 Brian Ortega -1
11 Hacran Dias -1
12 Yair Rodriguez -1
13 Darren Elkins -1
14 Dooho Choi -1
15 Mirsad Bektic -1

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Eddie Alvarez
1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
2 Rafael Dos Anjos
3 Tony Ferguson
4 Nate Diaz +1
4 Edson Barboza
6 Donald Cerrone
7 Dustin Poirier +1
8 Michael Chiesa +1
9 Beneil Dariush +2
10 Michael Johnson
11 Will Brooks +1
12 Gilbert Melendez +2
13 Al Iaquinta
14 Rashid Magomedov +1
15 Evan Dunham *NR

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Tyron Woodley
1 Robbie Lawler
2 Stephen Thompson
3 Demian Maia +1
4 Carlos Condit +1
5 Kelvin Gastelum +1
6 Johny Hendricks +1
7 Donald Cerrone +1
8 Neil Magny
9 Lorenz Larkin +1
10 Dong Hyun Kim +1
11 Rick Story
12 Gunnar Nelson +1
13 Tarec Saffiedine +1
14 Matt Brown +1
15 Albert Tumenov *NR

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Michael Bisping
1 Luke Rockhold
2 Chris Weidman
3 Jacare Souza
4 Yoel Romero
5 Vitor Belfort
6 Anderson Silva
7 Robert Whittaker
8 Gegard Mousasi
9 Uriah Hall
10 Derek Brunson
11 Thales Leites
12 Dan Henderson
13 Tim Kennedy
14 Rafael Natal
15 Thiago Santos

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Anthony Johnson
2 Alexander Gustafsson
3 Glover Teixeira
4 Ryan Bader
5 Ovince Saint Preux
6 Mauricio Rua
7 Rashad Evans
8 Jimi Manuwa
9 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
10 Nikita Krylov
11 Corey Anderson
12 Ilir Latifi
13 Patrick Cummins
14 Misha Cirkunov
15 Gian Villante

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Stipe Miocic
1 Fabricio Werdum
2 Cain Velasquez
3 Alistair Overeem
4 Junior Dos Santos
5 Ben Rothwell
6 Andrei Arlovski
7 Travis Browne
8 Mark Hunt
9 Josh Barnett
10 Derrick Lewis
11 Roy Nelson
12 Ruslan Magomedov
13 Stefan Struve
14 Francis Ngannou
15 Antonio Silva

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1 Claudia Gadelha
2 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
3 Carla Esparza
4 Rose Namajunas
5 Tecia Torres
6 Jessica Andrade
7 Joanne Calderwood
8 Paige VanZant +2
9 Valerie Letourneau -1
10 Maryna Moroz -1
11 Jessica Aguilar +1
11 Michelle Waterson
13 Jessica Penne
14 Cortney Casey
15 Juliana Lima

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Amanda Nunes
1 Miesha Tate
2 Ronda Rousey
3 Valentina Shevchenko
4 Holly Holm
5 Julianna Pena
6 Cat Zingano
7 Sara McMann
8 Raquel Pennington
9 Liz Carmouche
10 Jessica Eye
11 Bethe Correia
12 Germaine de Randamie
13 Ashlee Evans-Smith
14 Katlyn Chookagian
15 Marion Reneau

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Demian Maia: I Just Beat The Guy Who Should’ve Been Champ

One week after the record-breaking UFC 202 pay-per-view where Conor McGregor outlasted Nate Diaz in a back-and-forth war, Demian Maia made a thunderous statement with a sub-two-minute submission win over Carlos Condit (watch full highlights here) in the main event of last night’s (Sat., August 27, 2016) UFC on FOX 21 from Vancouver, although it may

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One week after the record-breaking UFC 202 pay-per-view where Conor McGregor outlasted Nate Diaz in a back-and-forth war, Demian Maia made a thunderous statement with a sub-two-minute submission win over Carlos Condit (watch full highlights here) in the main event of last night’s (Sat., August 27, 2016) UFC on FOX 21 from Vancouver, although it may not have drummed up much attention.

Maia’s style, as perhaps the finest Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner in MMA today, has never been the most fan-friendly. He’s often been known to smother opponents in the early-going of bouts only to gas out later while still maintaining an irreversible top control due to the massive gap in skill he possesses over even most elite MMA fighters on the ground.

But that shouldn’t matter at all, because Maia has won six straight fights in arguably the most competitive and deep division in the UFC. Since returning to his roots of jiu-jitsu following his failed title bid at middleweight where he inexplicably got away from his most natural skillset in an attempt to out-strike his opponents, Maia has never looked more at home. That has him on the cusp of another title shot, this time at 170 pounds versus new champion Tyron Woodley, yet that’s been promised to No. 2 contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

Speaking up at the FOX Sports 1 post-fight show following his statement victory over Condit, Maia said he could see why the UFC may pass Thompson over for him due to his age. If that ends up not the case, then Maia just hopes they sign Woodley vs. “Wonderboy” soon:

“I think so. I respect very much Thompson, he’s a great guy. Of course, I’m much older than him so if they could give it to me first, that would be great.

“If not, I hope they give (it) to him really fast and they decide and I wait to see who wins the fight.”

Maia knows that realistically, however, the fight is most likely going to go to Thompson after UFC President Dana White recently made it clear that Woodley wouldn’t get the “money fights” he wanted with Georges St-Pierre or Nick Diaz that he called out for when he snubbed Thompson mere minutes after winning the belt with a title-clinching first round knockout over Robbie Lawler in the main event of July 30’s UFC 201.

With that being the direction the promotion will probably take, Maia said he’s willing to wait for the winner of Woodley vs. Thompson, because he feels like in Condit, he just beat the man who should have been champion based on his controversial split decision loss to Lawler at January 2’s UFC 195:

“I’ll wait. I can stay active in training and doing my teaching, doing what I do everyday. The guy I fought today is not just a former champion, but he is also a guy that many people including me and I was watching Octagon-side his fight against (Robbie) Lawler and many people including me thought he won and he was supposed to be the champ.

“So what else should I do? I have six wins in a row and that’s it.”

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