http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4621179066001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnxR-PQW_F3sm5QdUbP7D6E9&bctid=5522762249001 Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos LOS ANGELES – Tyron Woodley may not be in love with the process he had to put himself through in order to get ready for his Saturday title defense against Demian Maia , but he appreciates the result. Woodley (17-3-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) puts his welterweight title on the line against Maia (25-6 MMA, 19-6 UFC) in the UFC 214 co-main event, which takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FXX and UFC Fight Pass. Related UFC champ Tyron Woodley: Beating Demian Maia 'not a huge step' to becoming GOAT The camp was a short one for both fighters. But because of Maia’s prowess as one of the sport’s all-time great jiu-jitsu practitioners, Woodley had to tailor his training to be prepared to defend the Brazilian taking him down and draping the champion to look for a submission. “I’m not going to sit here and lie to you and say that I enjoyed someone jumping on my back and constantly defending shots, but that’s what you do,” Woodley told MMAjunkie on Wednesday in Los Angeles at a news conference in support of the blockbuster card.
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Tyron Woodley: Preparing for Demian Maia at UFC 214 made me a better fighter – MMA Junkie