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Demian Maia Wants to Face Michael Chiesa After UFC on ESPN+ 2 Win
Demian Maia spoke with reporters after his win over Lyman Good at UFC on ESPN+ 2. Highlights are below, per MMAjunkie:
On wanting a fight with Michael Chiesa: “After he won against (Carlos) Condit, a lot of people went to my Twitter page and started to talk about him fighting me and I got interested. I’m not a guy who watches a lot of fights. I’ve been in this game for so many years that in my free time, I don’t watch a lot of fights. I do it for work when I’m interested in my opponents. I don’t like to call (out) opponents, but it came to my mind because people keep asking me that.”
On the fight possibly happening at UFC 237: “Curitiba would be great because the feeling is amazing. I fought there with Matt Brown – 45,000 people in May 2016, almost three years ago. … It’s so cool to fight there in front of all those people. It’s a lot of pressure, but it’s a feeling I want to have one more time before I finish my career.”