Demian Maia
All in all, Maia professed to be happy with his performance but ever the perfectionist, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert found flaws in his game.
“Miranda defends really well, and in really sticky situations, where you have to defend taking blows. Sport Jiu-Jitsu is one thing, MMA is really different. He defended really well in difficult positions. It’s something I need to fix, but credit to him, too. I controlled the standup game well, landed good takedowns, but couldn’t manage to finish. I’m going to go back and contemplate that now.”
It sounds like Maia’s loss to Anderson Silva may have soured him on his chances at 185-pounds.
“Things are all mixed up at this weight. At this weight, in my 15 fights, I only have two losses and to excellent athletes. I feel it’s a bit of an illusion thinking dropping weight will be easier. Who knows, I might try it out some day, but I’m not stuck on that. But for the time being, I don’t intend to.”
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