Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal set for UFC 211 in Dallas

[Edge Guerrero]

By: John Morgan | February 28, 2017

A big welterweight matchup between two top contenders is heading to an increasingly impressive UFC 211 lineup.

MMAjunkie today confirmed with UFC officials that Demian Maia (24-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) and Jorge Masvidal (32-11 MMA, 9-4 UFC) have agreed to meet at the event, which takes place May 13 at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Maia is currently ranked No. 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, while Masvidal checks in No. 9. The meeting of the two was briefly rumored to take place at UFC Fight Night 108 in Nashville but will instead take place on the main card of UFC 211, which airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Maia, who challenged unsuccessfully for the middleweight belt in 2010, has found a new life at welterweight, where the 39-year-old Brazilian grappler had won his past six fights. Three of his past four victories – over notables Neil Magny, Matt Brown and Carlos Condit – have come via submission. After the Condit victory, which earned him his seventh career UFC fight-night bonus, Maia was seemingly promised a title shot. Instead, champ Tyron Woodley rematches Stephen Thompson in Saturday’s UFC 209 headliner).

Source http://mmajunkie.com/2017/02/demian-maia-vs-jorge-masvidal-set-for-ufc-211-in-dallas

[Megaterio Llamas]

Amazing that Maia is still in the title picture after all these years. I'm haven't been following the sport these past 3-4 years but I hope he pulls out another win.

[Edge Guerrero]

Amazing that Maia is still in the title picture after all these years. I'm haven't been following the sport these past 3-4 years but I hope he pulls out another win.

- More amazing is hat UFCavoided giving him his title shot all those years.

I bet if Jessica Simpson wanted, she would get a title shot at any woman title without having any fight under his belt.