A t🐼hird titlღe bout has been added to the UFC 214 line up as UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley is going to be defending the gold against #1 Demian Maia.
Woodl🦄ey (17-3-1) is going to be defending his title for the third time, as his last title defense was a decision wi൩n over Stephen Thompson at UFC 209. Woodley is also entering the fight while riding a four fight winning streak and hasn’t suffered a defeat in just over three years. Woodley has only suffered a pair of defeats during his UFC run, those defeats came to Jake Shields and Rory MacDonald.
Maia (25-6-0) is going to enter the fight riding a seven fight winning streak. The grappling-minded Maia has previously challenged for the UFC Middleweight Title, losing to then champion Anderson Sꦐilva at UFC 112. Maia has earned a total of 12 s🍷ubmission wins as a professional MMA fighter, while he has yet to be defeated by submission as a pro.
UFC 214 takes place on Saturday, July 29 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California with Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of 🐼the event, with a post-show podcast to follow.