http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4621179066001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnxR-PQW_F3sm5QdUbP7D6E9&bctid=5524004257001 Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos LA MIRADA, Calif. – Demian Maia has the opportunity to make all sorts of history Saturday should he claim the UFC welterweight championship from Tyron Woodley . Not only can Maia (25-6 MMA, 19-6 UFC), who meets Woodley (17-3-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) in the UFC 214 pay-per-view co-headliner at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., tie the record for most victories, he can also tie the record for submissions if he can force Woodley to tap out. Related Tyron Woodley: Preparing for Demian Maia at UFC 214 made me a better fighter Maia relishes the opportunity to make that happen but said he’s removing it from his focus because ultimately the win is what’s most important. “This week I just tried to take this away from my mind because this will maybe make me lose a little bit of my focus, and I don’t want that,” Maia said at today’s UFC 214 open workouts.
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On cusp of history, Demian Maia focused on title – not records – at UFC 214 – MMA Junkie