Demian Maia Quotes


Don't get me wrong - I love going to academy every day and training as hard as I can; I love to learn. But I have other plans. When you are in the UFC, you gotta save 80 percent of your time for that. I want to do other nice stuff, other things that give me pleasure also.


Citations

Maia, Demian. Interview by Guilherme Cruz. MMA Fighting, Vox Media, 23 Oct. 2015.

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Demian Maia
Demian Maia
  • Born: November 6, 1977
  • Nationality: Brazilian
  • Profession: Mixed Martial Artist

Demian Maia is a Brazilian professional submission grappler and mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a Welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia is regarded as one of the greatest grapplers in MMA history. He has competed in two UFC title fights, losing against Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2010 and losing against Tyron Woodley for the UFC Welterweight Championship in 2017. As of January 25, 2021, he is #8 in the UFC welterweight rankings.