{"id":237265,"date":"2017-05-15T06:48:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T13:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=237265"},"modified":"2017-05-15T06:49:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T13:49:14","slug":"tyron-woodley-demian-maia-will-struggle-to-take-me-down-jump-on-my-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tyron-woodley\/tyron-woodley-demian-maia-will-struggle-to-take-me-down-jump-on-my-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyron Woodley: Demian Maia will struggle to take me down, jump on my back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday night, on the main card of an action-packed UFC 211, Demian Maia met Jorge Masvidal in what appeared to be a welterweight number one contender fight. Though Masvidal certainly had his moments, Maia would win this fight, relying on his legendary grappling en route to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/demian-maia\/photo-nothing-respect-demian-maia-jorge-masvidal-following-ufc-211\/\">a split decision victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With this win, Maia seems to have <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tyron-woodley\/tyron-woodley-expects-demian-maia-to-lose-hit-spot-in-line-after-nightmare-matchup-at-ufc-211\/\">earned himself a shot <\/a>at reigning UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley. While there&#8217;s not a welterweight alive who doesn&#8217;t grasp the dangers Maia poses on the mat, Woodley believes Maia will have a difficult time taking him down and taking his back. The champ gave his thoughts on the matchup on FS1&#8217;s UFC 211 post fight show.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cAs we say at Roufusport at the end of practice, \u2018&#8217;they think they want some, but they don\u2019t really want none,'&#8221; Woodley said (h\/t MMAJunkie.com). \u201cYou guys have to recognize I have the highest takedown defense in the entire welterweight division, (and) second overall in the UFC. I\u2019ve fought the Andre Galvaos of the world and I\u2019ve also fought the Jake Shields. He\u2019ll have to pack a lunch if he thinks he\u2019s going to jump on my back like that and take me down like he did Jorge Masvidal and Carlos Condit.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This assessment from Woodley is contrary to a recent statement from Maia, who told the media post UFC 211 that he believes there are plenty of exposable holes in Woodley&#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 he 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.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who do you think wins a welterweight title fight between Tyron Woodley and Demian Maia?<\/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\/15\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday night, on the main card of an action-packed UFC 211, Demian Maia met Jorge Masvidal in what appeared to be a welterweight number one contender fight. Though Masvidal certainly had his moments, Maia would win this fight, relying on his legendary grappling en route to a split decision victory. 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