A welterweight clash between top 15 contenders Demian Maia and Belal Muhammad is in the works for June 12th at UFC 263 PPV event, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN.
Sources confirmed that contracts have not yet been signed however a verbal agreement between the two camps have come to fruition. Location has not yet been confirmed at the time of writing.
Demian Maia
A veteran of 32 UFC fights, Demian Maia (28-10) was last seen against the then surging Gilbert Burns where the 43-year-old suffered a knockout loss in March 2020 at UFC Brasilia.