Demian Maia News
Demian Maia Has Absorbed Very Few Strikes Recently, and That's Just Fine With Him
Tom Taylor - October 16, 2016
UFC welterweight contender Demian Maia is on one hell of a streak. Since losing back-to-back decisions to Jake Shields and Rory MacDonald in late 2013 and early 2014, he’s embarked on a run of six-straight wins. Were it not for the seven-fight streak of Stephen Thompson, this recent success would have almost certainly earned him a UFC welterweight title shot by now. His streak, after all, is not just long. It was also constructed against top-shelf competition. It began with a win over talented Russian Alexander Yakovlev. Next up was a decision defeat of Ryan LaFlare, who entered the bout with an undefeated record.
Demain Maia predicts Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson
bjpenndotcom - October 11, 2016
Welterweight contender and submission ace Demain Maia certainly has a vested interest in Tyron Woodley’s upcoming title defense against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. Riding a six-fight win streak, Maia very well may be next in line for a shot at the welterweight belt, but in the meantime, Maia offered his prediction on how Woodley’s UFC 205 title fight with ‘Wonderboy’ will go down!
Demian Maia on who he thinks is the best fighter of all time and still wanting the belt over a money fight with Georges St-Pierre
Russell Ess - September 2, 2016
Demian Maia is coming off one of the most impressive wins of his career. At UFC on FOX 21, Maia ran right through former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit, submitting him at 1:52 of the very first round. It was Condit’s first submission loss since Pat Healy was able to accomplish that feat back in 2006.
VIDEO | Commercial break footage of Carlos Condit and Demian Maia full of emotions
Russell Ess - August 29, 2016
This video of Demian Maia & Carlos Condit during the commercial break after the fight ended has powerful imagery. pic.twitter.com/ZoBRhuSVwJ — Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) August 29, 2016
VIDEO | Watch Demian Maia submit Carlos Condit in round 1
Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016
Former UFC middleweight title contender Demian Maia scored a first-round finish over Carlos Condit tonight in Vancouver. Maia was able to get Condit to the ground early in the fight and promptly sunk in a rear-naked choke which forced Carlos to tapout:
Video | Demian Maia submits Matt Brown at UFC 198
Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016
Former UFC middleweight title challenger Demian Maia scored a submission victory over Matt Brown at last night’s UFC 198 event in Curitiba, Brazil. Grappling beast Demian Maia does it again! A beautiful rear naked choke gets him a win over Matt Brown. #UFC198 https://t.co/MxEyI0fMj1
How being dominated by Anderson Silva changed Demian Maia's career
bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016
Back in 2010, Demian Maia competed against Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight championship in just his 14th professional MMA fight. The fight went the full 5 rounds, and drew quite a bit of criticism for Silva, who taunted Maia throughout the entire fight while appearing to never look to ‘pull the trigger’ and knock his opponent out. Despite that, Silva dominated the fight, earning himself a unanimous decision win. Now, 6 years later, Maia is gearing up for his UFC 198 fight against Matt Brown tonight. Ahead of that fight, he spoke on The MMA Hour to discuss how his fight against Silva changed his career.
Demian Maia on potential title shot: "I don't have to act like a clown to get it"
Chris Taylor - April 3, 2016
Former UFC middleweight title challenger Demian Maia (22-6 MMA) is currently riding an impressive four-fight winning streak inside the UFC’s welterweight division. The 38-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision win over Gunnar Nelson which occurred at December’s UFC 194 event in Las Vegas.
