Demian Maia places a high value on winning the UFC welterweight championship.
But he’s not willing to sell his soul to get there.
“A lot of people came up to me and said you need to trash talk,” Maia said on Saturday night in Dallas. “That’s not me.”
Maia won his seventh consecutive fight at UFC 211, earning a split-decision victory over Jorge Masvidal at American Airlines Center. By virtue of the win, he’s expected to get the next shot at Tyron Woodley’s championship.
But Maia’s heard this one before.