{"id":236138,"date":"2017-05-06T13:41:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T20:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=236138"},"modified":"2017-05-06T13:41:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T20:41:29","slug":"demian-maia-responds-to-criticism-from-tyron-woodley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/demian-maia\/demian-maia-responds-to-criticism-from-tyron-woodley\/","title":{"rendered":"Demian Maia responds to criticism from Tyron Woodley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has been rather frustrated with his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tyron-woodley\/tyron-woodley-calls-potential-opponents-ducking\/\">inability to find a challenger<\/a> for his welterweight belt. The welterweight champion stated earlier this month that while he would like to fight in July, nobody is prepared to step up and challenge him for the belt. <\/p>\n<p>Woodley took specific aim at UFC welterweight contender Demian Maia, who opted to sign to fight Jorge Masvidal at UFC 211 next weekend rather than sit and wait for a title shot against the winner of Woodley vs. Thompson II.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Demian-Maia-Jorge-Masvidal.png\" alt=\"Demian Maia Jorge Masvidal\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Demian-Maia-Jorge-Masvidal.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Demian-Maia-Jorge-Masvidal-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Demian-Maia-Jorge-Masvidal-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Demian-Maia-Jorge-Masvidal-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, Maia has responded to the welterweight champion, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t know why I made this decision, he doesn\u2019t know the kind of situation that went down,\u201d Maia told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2017\/05\/demian-maia-responds-to-champ-tyron-woodleys-unfortunate-comments-about-masvidal-fight\" target=\"_blank\">MMAjunkie<\/a> ahead of next Saturday\u2019s\u2019s pay-per-view scrap at American Airlines Center in Dallas. \u201cSo, it was an unfortunate comment. And, also, I see that pattern in him \u2013 he never knows if he wants to be a nice guy, or an arrogant guy, or a guy who promotes himself, or a good guy. He can\u2019t go in one direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this lack of coherence only hurts him. I think that\u2019s why he\u2019s a champion who doesn\u2019t have a lot of charisma.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The fight between Demian Maia and Masvidal is believes to be a fight to produce the next welterweight #1 contender, something Maia agrees with:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Demian-Maia-WINS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Demian-Maia-WINS.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Demian-Maia-WINS-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Demian-Maia-WINS-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Demian-Maia-WINS-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI think it is (the No. 1 contender fight), at least for me,\u201d Maia said. \u201cI think if I win, with seven wins in a row, (I deserve a shot). But I don\u2019t know, because everything has been so crazy \u2013 we have no way of knowing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to see what happens, because I have this fight in front of me. I am no longer falling into this trap of losing focus on the fight. My title fight is next Saturday \u2013 that\u2019s the most important thing. The rest is just consequence.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/6\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has been rather frustrated with his inability to find a challenger for his welterweight belt. The welterweight champion stated earlier this month that while he would like to fight in July, nobody is prepared to step up and challenge him for the belt. 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