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Demian Maia saw ‘weaknesses' in both Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson, unsure about next move

The biggest loser of UFC 205's co-main event was a man who didn't even fight: top-ranked welterweight contender Demian Maia.

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu savant was in attendance for UFC 205 and was expected to fight the winner of the 170-pound title bout between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson. Those plans, however, were thrown into disarray after the UFC ended up with its first majority draw in a title bout since Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard were forced to run things back in 2011.

"For me, I will be very honest to you, (my manager) Eduardo (Alonso) was more ahead -- he realized it was a very bad thing for us," Maia admitted Monday on The MMA Hour.