Tyron Woodley to defend title vs. Demian Maia at UFC 214

UFC 214 is shaping up to be the biggest card of the year, with a third championship fight added today.

UFC welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley will put his belt on the line against Demian Maia at the July 29 event, which takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim.

“The Chosen One” announced the fight on today’s edition of “UFC Tonight” on FS1.

Woodley (17-3-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) vs. Maia (25-6 MMA, 19-6 UFC) joins the light heavyweight title headliner between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones as well as the vacant women’s featherweight title affair between Cristiane Justino and Tonya Evinger.

More on this in a moment.

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