Jorge Masvidal meddelade nyligen att Demian Maia tackat nej till att möta honom, något som fick Jorge att istället vända blicken mot Neil Magny. Anledningen till att Maia tackat nej till matcher ska vara att han väntar på sin utlovade chans på bältet, och nu har han tagit till sin facebook för att förklara situationen:
When Dana White said at UFC NY post fight press conference, after Wonderboy and Woodley fought to a draw for the WW title, that I would get the next shot if I want to wait or I could fight somebody else, my understanding was that I had earned my title shot and that it was going to happen sooner or later, and it was my choice if I wanted to remain active or not.
I have the biggest respect for Dana, I trust him, and I had seen how Woodley could wait for longer than a year and get his title shot, that ultimately crowned him as a champion, so why would I believe it would be any different with me?
If others got their opportunities with less wins, or sometimes close fights? If the next WW fight was months away, I could understand any urgency’s, or a scenario where people feel other guys had to have their chance to claim a spot as the next contender right away. But the WW title fight is pretty much one month away, so It seems only natural to wait, and finally have my chance at WW, as this is what I really care about.
Maia sitter i dagsläget på sex raka segrar, där de senaste två tillkommit via submission, och sist ströp han ut Carlos Condit då de möttes under ”UFC on FOX 21”.
