Demian Maia says UFC tried to use him as ‘stepping stone’, but it didn’t work

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Demian Maia is done proving himself against welterweight prospects. As he told Combate, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace is past being a stepping stone for the division and wants his own title shot if he defeats Matt Brown at UFC 198.

“I always want to take top 10 or top 5 guys. Always. But in my last fights, they kept giving me these rising prospects that many people thought could beat me. But I beat …

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