Demian Maia Quotes

I'm a very detailed fighter. I'm very detailed.

We fight to prove that our art, Gracie jiu-jitsu, is the best.

I'm a guy who looks to put the pressure and come out with the knockout or the submission.

That's the secret, hit without getting hit.

How I fight is what got me into the UFC in the first place.

If mere mechanical efficiency can make everyone a martial artist, then all is well. Unfortunately, combat, like freedom, is something that can not be preconceived.

Whatever UFC wants to do or any opponent they want to give me, I'll be ready for that.

I have that brawler's mentality, and I can get into that realm, but when I'm at my best is when I'm patient, precise, and technical.

I do jiu-jitsu my whole life, so why would I try to stand and bang with Mike Tyson? I'm going to learn boxing in six months because my opponent is good in boxing? That makes no sense.

I used to fight in school. I was a rough, athletic child. I always knew I could fight and, watching UFC, I was always fascinated by it.

For what we do training, as a fighter, you have to be able to flip that switch where you turn into that savage, that guy that's prepared to go to war.

Anyone that's watched my career knows that I finish fights and that I'm one scary dude to be in the cage with.

I expect the best Anderson Silva. I don't think he'll toy with me like he toyed with other guys, I can explode in and touch his chin, and all it takes is one shot.

When you fight a shorter fighter, you attack with uppercuts.

I have a pretty high fight IQ.

I like fighting in America.

Any fighter who's willing to step up, I'm willing to fight them. I'm ready to rule with an iron fist.

Gracie jiu-jitsu proved to be the best.

I'm not a fighter to score points of fight with time limit.

I will look for the knockout because that's the way I fight.

I start kind of stiff, and then I understand the movement, the distance, and then I can start loosening up. That's how fighting should be. That's how I try to keep my mind.

I'm a fight finisher.

Samoa Joe is great at kickboxing; he's super aggressive - he's tough.

I was a striker before a wrestler. I've always wanted to knock people out.

I came from doing Wushu and other martial arts, and then I got into movies, and I had to learn that as well - the language of martial arts movie fighting. It's a different thing; it's a different kind of logic.