Mark Munoz will get a chance to prove he truly is one of the top 185-pound contenders when he faces grappling wizard and former division number one contender Demian Maia at the upcoming UFC 131 pay-per-view event scheduled for the Rogers Arena on June 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
MMAmania.com confirmed the bout was in the works earlier today.
Demian Maia (14-2)
Win Kendall Grove – Decision (Unanimous) TUF 12 Finale
Win Mario Miranda – Decision (Unanimous) UFC 118
Loss Anderson Silva – Decision (Unanimous) UFC 112
Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Munoz (10-2)
Win C.B. Dollaway – KO (Punches) UFC Versus 3
Win Aaron Simpson – Decision (Unanimous) UFC 123
Loss Yushin Okami – Decision (Split) UFC Versus 2
Jun 11th, live on Pay-per-view from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
Brock Lesnar vs. Junior dos Santos
Shane Carwin vs. TBA
Demian Maia vs. Mark Munoz
Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes
Dustin Poirier vs. Rani Yahya
Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Anthony Perosh [Also announced today]
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Darren Elkins
Rob Broughton vs. Dave Herman