Won me over, betting Maia +150
https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/12...nifer-maia-turned-down-tuf-26-opportunity-ufc
"I trained hard to put on a great fight and a good title defense,” said Maia, who looks for her sixth straight victory in MMA. "We’ll see if the UFC calls me or if they will wait a little bit. We’ll see."
"I’m getting better every day,” she continued. "This camp was one of the best I’ve ever done. The plan is to evolve every time you prepare for a fight, and I had fantastic support from my teams. I continued doing what I always did, only better, and fixed the mistakes I did in my last fight."
"I know that she’s a judoka, also has some jiu-jitsu skills,” Maia said. "Based on what I watched in her fights, I know it’s going to be a war, a tough fight, but that’s what I trained for. I’m focused, and I will get the win.
"I believe she will do what she always does: stand and trade a little bit, but always bringing the fight to where she does best, which is taking her opponent down and fighting there. I worked on my takedown defense, to avoid going to the ground, but if we do there, I won’t be in trouble.
"I’ve fought some great opponents throughout my career, like
Vanessa Porto and
Leslie Smith, so it’s always a new challenge. The fact that she’s still undefeated doesn’t scare me at all."