{"id":225422,"date":"2017-02-28T15:28:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T23:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=225422"},"modified":"2017-04-14T14:18:35","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T21:18:35","slug":"jorge-masvidal-vs-demian-maia-set-ufc-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jorge-masvidal\/jorge-masvidal-vs-demian-maia-set-ufc-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal set for UFC 211"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News broke Tuesday afternoon at Jorge Masvidal vs. Demian Maia would be taking place at UFC 211 in May. The news came after a period of uncertainty following reports earlier in the week that Masvidal and Maia would be fighting in Nashville in April according to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2017\/02\/demian-maia-vs-jorge-masvidal-set-for-ufc-211-in-dallas\/\" target=\"_blank\">MMAJunkie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No word on whether the fight will take place on the preliminary card or pay-per view portion of the UFC 211 card, however given the magnitude of the scrap, fight fans can expect the fight to be placed on the main card.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Maia-wins.png\" alt=\"Demian Maia\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-202198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Maia-wins.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Maia-wins-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Maia-wins-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Maia-wins-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Masvidal will be <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/ufc-fox-23-results-jorge-masvidal-tkos-donald-cerrone\/\">stepping into the Octagon following a big TKO win over Donald Cerrone back in January<\/a>. The win made it 3 straight for &#8216;Gamebred&#8217;, who now sits at #6 on the UFC&#8217;s official welterweight rankings. Maia on the other hand will be riding a massive 6-fight win streak into the scrap that most <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-results\/video-watch-demian-maia-submit-carlos-condit-round-1\/\">recently saw him pick up a &#8216;Performance of the Night&#8217; bonus in August<\/a> when he submitted Carlos Condit in the very first round.<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 2\/28\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News broke Tuesday afternoon at Jorge Masvidal vs. Demian Maia would be taking place at UFC 211 in May. The news came after a period of uncertainty following reports earlier in the week that Masvidal and Maia would be fighting in Nashville in April according to MMAJunkie. 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