Currently riding a four-fight winning streak and preparing to fight a Top 10 opponent in Matt Brown, Demian Maia was hoping he would land a main card spot at UFC 198. However, as the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace told Combate, he was dumbfounded to find out he was still in the prelims.

"Of course I wanted to be on the main card. I was on the poster before Cris Cyborg got on the card. Honestly, I don't get it. I just fought on the main card of last year's biggest event, one of the biggest of all time. But it's like I always say. I only worry about what I can control. And what I can control is to fight in the best way I can. So I'll go in there and do that and I'll win. All the rest won't make a difference. I know that if I fight well, I'll get a title shot."

Demian Maia is expected to take on Matt Brown in the preliminary portion of UFC 198, on May 14, in Curitiba, Brazil. The card will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between champion Fabricio Werdum and challenger Stipe Miocic.