Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, pretty good fight between Demian Maia and Matt Brown: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Demian Maia entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-6-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robbie Lawler). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields) and Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Maia), but then he has won four bouts beating Neil Magny and Gunnar Nelson in his last two (=Maia vs Nelson).
His opponent, Matt Brown, has a record of 20-13-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Robbie Lawler (=Lawler vs Brown) and Johny Hendricks (=Hendricks vs Brown); after this bout he beat Tim Means (=Brown vs Means). Maia vs Brown is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic – UFC 198. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-12, nice grappling exchanges between Demian Maia and Gunnar Nelson: this fight gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj Demian Maia entered this fight with a professional record of 21-6-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robbie Lawler). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields) and Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Maia), but then he has won three bouts beating Neil Magny in his last one.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and karate Gunnar Nelson, has a mma record of 14-1-1 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss last year, against Rick Story (via split decision, Nelson vs Story), but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Brandon Thatch (=Nelson vs Thatch). Maia vs Nelson is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor – UFC 194. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, disappointing fight between Demian Maia and Ryan LaFlare: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Demian Maia entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-6-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robbie Lawler). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields) and Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Maia), but then he came back to win beating Alexander Yakovlev (=Maia vs Yakovlev).
His opponent, the undefeated Ryan LaFlare, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He fought just once last year beating John Howard (=Howard vs LaFlare). Maia vs LaFlare is the main event of UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, fight not particularly good between Demian Maia and Alexander Yakovlev: it gets two stars. The black belt in Bjj Demian Maia entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-6-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 welterweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats: the first one against Jake Shields at the end of 2013 (=Maia vs Shields) and then he lost to Rory MacDonald three months ago (=MacDonald vs Maia).
His opponent, Alexander Yakovlev, has a record of 21-4-1 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Rashid Magomedov for the M-1 Global Ww title, after that bout he has fought and won three times; he makes his Ufc debut in this bout. Maia vs Yakovlev is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Fabio Maldonado – UFC Tuf Brazil 3 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-22, close and tough fight with some nice exchanges and a good work on the ground (in the first part): Rory MacDonald vs Demian Maia gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-2-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world, he is a black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu and last year he fought twice: he beat Jake Ellenberger in July (=Ellenberger vs MacDonald) but then he lost to Robbie Lawler in November (=MacDonald vs Lawler).
His opponent, the 36-year-old Demian Maia (12 more than MacDonald), has an official record of 18-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). Like MacDonald, Maia is also a black belt in bjj and he fought twice in 2013: winning the first bout against Jon Fitch (=Fitch vs Maia) and then losing to Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields). MacDonald vs Maia is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-10-09, close fight but not so exciting: Demian Maia vs Jake Shields gets two stars. Demian Maia (18-4-0, 67% finishing rate) entered as the No.5 welterweight in the world while Jake Shields (28-6-1, 47% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Georges St Pierre). Maia vs Shields is the main event of UFC Fight Night 29. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-02-02, fight not particularly exciting between Jon Fitch and Demian Maia: two stars. Jon Fitch (24-4-1) entered as the No.14 welterweight in the world while Demian Maia (17-4-0) entered as the No.7. Fitch vs Maia is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar – UFC 156. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-13, aggressive start and spectacular finish between Demian Maia and Rick Story, three stars. Demian Maia (16-4-0) entered as the No.8 welterweight in the world while Rick Story (14-5-0) entered as the No.29. Maia vs Story is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Stephan Bonnar – UFC 153. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-07-07, unfortunately the fight between Dong Hyun Kim and Demian Maia has been stopped due to rib injury in the first minute of the bout: two stars. Dong Hyun Kim (15-1-1) entered as the No.26 welterweight in the world while Demian Maia (15-4-0) entered as the No.16 middleweight. Kim vs Maia is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen 2 (UFC 148). Rate the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, bland fight between Demian Maia and Chris Weidman: two stars. Demian Maia (15-3-0) entered as the No.10 middleweight in the world while Chris Weidman (7-0-0) entered as the No.21. Maia vs Weidman is on the undercard of Rashad Evans vs Phil Davis (UFC on Fox 2). Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, pretty good fight between Demian Maia and Matt Brown: it gets three stars.
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