Maia has 'good feeling' about Woodley fight, wants bout in October

Welterweight contender Demian Maia feels confident about taking on champion Tyron Woodley.

After winning hist last seven UFC bouts, Demian Maia was promised a title shot against champion Tyron Woodley. Although the match has not been officially announced, Maia went ahead and told Combate he believes October would be a nice month for the clash to go down, and that he has a good feeling about it.

"If I could choose, I'd like to fight in October. What I heard from the UFC is that it'll be a title fight against Tyron Woodley, not it's up to them to set the date. I have a good feeling about this fight. Around the Top 5 and Top 10 guys, anyone can win.

“Especially at my weight class, I believes there's about five or six other guys who could be champions. But the champion is Tyron and know it'll be a hard fight, but I think I have a good shot against him."

During his win streak, Demian Maia defeated notable names in the division, such as Neil Magny, Matt Brown, Carlos Condit and Gunnar Nelson. He’s coming off a close win over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 211. His last loss came in February 2014, when he dropped an unanimous decision to Rory MacDonald.