{"id":45131,"date":"2012-11-15T18:53:27","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T02:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=45131"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:27:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:27:21","slug":"jon-fitch-vs-demian-maia-set-for-ufc-156-in-las-vegas-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jon-fitch-vs-demian-maia-set-for-ufc-156-in-las-vegas-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Fitch vs. Demian Maia set for UFC 156 in Las Vegas | UFC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/maia2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42020\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/maia2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/maia2.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/maia2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/maia2-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC officials announced today that a key welterweight match-up between Jon Fitch (24-4-1 MMA, 14-2-1 UFC) and Demian Maia (17-4 MMA, 11-4 UFC) has been added to the UFC 156 event set for February 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Maia, who is 2-0 since dropping down to welterweight, most recently disposed of Rick Story at this past month&#8217;s UFC 153 event. Prior to his submission win over Story, Maia had earned a bizarre TKO victory over Dong Hyun Kim in his welterweight debut at UFC 148.<\/p>\n<p>The BJJ specialist, Maia, went 9-4 while in the UFC&#8217;s middleweight division. He even fought for the title at UFC 112, where he suffered a decision loss to middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jon Fitch also fought at the UFC 153 event in Brazil, where he earned a hard-fought decision win over rising star Erick Silva in a bout that was deemed UFC 153&#8217;s &#8220;Fight of the Night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The victory at UFC 153 snapped a 2 fight winless streak for Fitch, as he had previously suffered a brutal knockout loss to Johny Hendricks and settled for a draw against B.J. Penn.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 156 takes place February 2nd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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