UFC 136 – Demian Maia’s manager expects him to return on October 8th in Houston, Texas

Eduardo Alonso, the manager of UFC middleweight submission machine Demian Maia, has revealed that the fighter wants to return to action as soon as possible and has already requested a berth on the UFC 136 card on October 8^th in Houston, Texas.
Speaking via Tatame Magazine, Alonso said:

“The idea he to have him back at Houston’s card, but we’re still finalizing the talks. The expectation is for a Top 10 opponent. Demian is a great athlete and did a great fight against Mark Muñoz., losing in the details. Unfortunately, every loss is a step back, and only way to move forward again is fighting a Top 10”.

“We’re seeing the rumors, fighting being confirmed, like Vitor against Akiyama and Anderson vs Okami, so the division is busy. Anderson stays reigning, but the challengers are coming up and down all the time. Everything can change, a whole other picture by the end of the year. To put Demian back to the mix, he has to fight ranked opponents”.

Maia had his recent run at the title cut short by middleweight powerhouse, Mark Munoz despite blitzing him in the first round and almost finishing the fight on multiple occasions. Can the Jiu-Jitsu master finally put it all together and emerge from the pack at the top of the 185 pound ranks?