UFC FN 49 -- Demian Maia vs. Mike Pyle, Thales Leites vs. Francis Carmont **POLL**

A pair of intriguing matchups has been added to August’s UFC Fight Night 49 events, as Demian Maia faces Mike Pyle, and Thales Leites meets Francis Carmont.


UFC officials today announced the new matchups for the card, which takes place Aug. 23 at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. The bout order for the card has yet to be revealed, but the evening’s main card will air on FOX Sports 1.



Maia (19-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC) fights for the 20th time under the UFC banner. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist reached the top of the promotion’s middleweight division in 2010, when he suffered a decision loss to Anderson Silva in a failed bid for the 185-pound title. In 2012, he dropped to 170 pounds, where he picked up three big wins before suffering through a two-fight losing streak. Most recently, he snapped that skid with a May victory over promotional newcomer Alexander Yakovlev.



Meanwhile, Pyle (26-9-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC) fights for the first time since a February win over T.J. Waldburger. The 38-year-old veteran of the UFC, Strikeforce, Affliction, EliteXC and IFL, among others, is enjoying one of the best stretches of his 15-year career, as he’s currently 5-1 in his past six fights with the lone loss in that stretch coming to top contender Matt Brown.



Leites (23-4 MMA, 8-3) is currently an honorable mention on the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings. A onetime UFC title challenger who was dropped from the promotion in 2009 following back-to-back losses, Leities has enjoyed a resurgence of late, boasting a six-fight winning streak that includes UFC wins over Trevor Smith, Ed Herman and Tom Watson.



Meanwhile, Carmont (22-9 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is ranked No. 13 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings. The Frenchman is a training partner of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and boasted an imposing winning streak until dealing with recent losses to C.B. Dollaway and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.



With the additions to the card, the UFC Fight Night 49 lineup now includes:



Rafael dos Anjos vs. Benson Henderson

Demian Maia vs. Mike Pyle

Francis Carmont vs. Thales Leites

Timothy Elliott vs. Wilson Reis

Thiago Alves vs. Jordan Mein

Tom Niinimaki vs. Chas Skelly

Mirsad Bektic vs. Ernest Chavez

Matt Hobar vs. Aaron Phillips



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