D. Maia (photo) faces T. Woodley at UFC 214 (Photo: Reproduction/ Twitter/UFC)
The Brazilian Demian Maia He only found out in mid-June that he would have his shot at the welterweight belt against the champion Tyron woodley. The fight takes place at the end of July, which means the Brazilian will have little time to prepare for the biggest fight of his career. Manager of the jiu-jitsu world champion, Eduardo Alonso regrets the lack of preparation time, but says his client's chances against the welterweight champion are good.
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“I think Demian deserved adequate time to train. This chance didn't fall into his lap, it was earned. It's ironic that in Demian's 26 fights in the UFC, this will be – by far – the one in which he will have the least time to prepare (…) I think Woodley is a guy, without wanting to be misunderstood, who is easy to map out. He has two or three weapons and he's done. But these weapons of his are very good and dangerous. So even though it is easy to map, there is no room for error with it. Demian is capable of putting anyone down, including Woodley. He's an easy guy to map out, but the execution of his strategy has to be perfect”, declared Alonso, in an interview with the “MMA Ganhador” podcast, admitting that, years ago, Demian would have already had his chance at the title some time ago. time.
“I reached a point, and I believe Demian did too – it may seem like a joke – but things were so difficult that we started to care even less about the belt. You begin to realize that you no longer depend on your work and sporting merit. The biggest threat to Demian's chance was the current state of our sport. Years ago he would have challenged for the belt with much less,” he commented.
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