{"id":133770,"date":"2015-03-21T23:55:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T06:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=133770"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:43:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:43:00","slug":"demian-maia-erick-silva-comment-fighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/demian-maia-erick-silva-comment-fighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Demian Maia and Erick Silva Comment on Fighting Each Other"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Damian-Maia-WINS.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Damian-Maia-WINS.png\" alt=\"Damian Maia WINS\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-133701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Damian-Maia-WINS.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Damian-Maia-WINS-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Damian-Maia-WINS-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Damian-Maia-WINS-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the &#8220;UFC Fight Night 62&#8221; post fight press conference, both Demian Maia and Erick Silva were asked if they would be up to fighting each other if the UFC presented them the contract.<\/p>\n<p>More often than not, friends tend to not fight each other. Maia and Silva, however, seem game to duke it out!<\/p>\n<p>Maia responded, &#8220;We have the right to fight against each other. I have nothing personal against [Erick Silva]. I am a professional. Whatever I have to do, I will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Silva seemed interested, but was clear that he does not feel he is prepared to fight someone of Maia&#8217;s rank. &#8220;I have the consciousness that he is way ahead of me, and there are a lot of people ahead of me. I believe that, right now, this fight is not a priority. My desire is to keep climbing, step by step, and Demian is way ahead of me.&#8221; However, he finished with, &#8220;I am here to accept whatever the UFC proposes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Things could be getting interesting. Would you want to see this fight? 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