Despite having fought at UFC 109, on the sixth of February, Demian Maia didn’t think twice.
The ADCC champion “cut in line” and will have the fight of his dreams for the UFC middleweight belt, held by Anderson Silva for the last two years – the fighter himself announced over twitter.
The Sao Paulo native’s title shot came about with the deteriorating condition of a shoulder injury Vitor Belfort has suffered, causing him to drop out of the title fight at the historic UFC 112 event, the first to take place in an open stadium.
