{"id":237154,"date":"2017-05-14T09:17:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=237154"},"modified":"2017-05-14T09:17:41","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T16:17:41","slug":"demian-maia-will-not-sell-earn-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/demian-maia\/demian-maia-will-not-sell-earn-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Demian Maia will not sell out to earn a title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, on the main card of UFC 211, Brazilian grappling whiz Demian Maia picked up a decision win over Jorge Masvidal, seemingly clinching <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tyron-woodley\/tyron-woodley-talks-demian-maia-title-snub\/\">a shot at welterweight champ Tyron Woodley<\/a> in the process. In the current era of money fights, however, it&#8217;s possible that Maia&#8217;s spot in line is usurped by a bigger name, such as Nick Diaz, or even <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/georges-st-pierre\">Georges St-Pierre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Though <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/demian-maia\/demian-maia-responds-to-criticism-from-tyron-woodley\/\">a little bit of trash talk with Woodley<\/a> could go a long way in ensuring he gets the next title shot, Maia says comporting himself in this way would be contrary to his principles. The streaking welterweight star will not be selling out to earn his shot at gold.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI\u2019m not going to sell myself just because I want to be a champion, just because I want to make more money,\u201d Maia told the media after his win (via MMAFighting.com). \u201cI don\u2019t sell myself. I am what I am. For a lot of people, for my kids, I don\u2019t want to change&#8230; \u00a0It\u2019s a big mistake to try to please everybody. I have fans and I\u2019m looking at\u00a0them. I fight for them. \u2026 I have my principles and I\u2019m not going to change my principles.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Maia then broke down a potential fight with Woodley, saying that he believes he&#8217;s seen some holes in the champ&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI saw some things in Tyron\u2019s game I can capitalize on, which I\u2019m not going to say right now,\u201d Maia said. \u201cI know the gaps that he has, but he\u2019s pretty dangerous. His hands are heavy, he\u2019s short so it\u2019s probably hard to take down a good wrestler. So it\u2019s a very, very hard matchup for me but once I get there\u2019s it\u2019s 50-50. I know that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve been in this division for 12 fights. I\u2019ve won 10 fights, and almost all of those fights have been against top-15 and top-10 competitors. I know my level and I know I can win against anyone in this division.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think Demian Maia will get the title shot he deserves?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/14\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, on the main card of UFC 211, Brazilian grappling whiz Demian Maia picked up a decision win over Jorge Masvidal, seemingly clinching a shot at welterweight champ Tyron Woodley in the process. 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