The UFC welterweight title will be on the line in New York on Nov. 12 between champion Tyron Woodley and rising star Stephen Thompson. Now that the fight is official, welterweight contender Demian Maia can make plans for the future.
Maia was hoping to get the next shot after making quick work of Carlos Condit at UFC on FOX 21 in August, but knew that "Wonderboy" was more than likely to be ahead of him in the title running. And even though Woodley-Thompson is now official for UFC 205, Maia will continue to train just in case something happens to the challenger.