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Demian Maia :: TATAME

After the knock out suffered to Nate Marquardt, Demian Maia is training hard to don’t be surprised again. Maia faces Dan Miller on his return to UFC, in February, and is sharpening the Boxe in Salvador, Bahia. In a chat with TATAME, Demian talked about his trainings, evaluated his category, talked about combats that will happen on UFC and other subjects. Check below the complete interview with the black belt.


How are the trainings?
Are excellent, I’m here in Salvador, training with the guys here, I also train in São Paulo with my Boxe teacher… I have a lot of good people to train with me, my physical prepare is excellent, I can focus here in Bahia, I don’t have the worries that I have in São Paulo, I have a Jiu-Jitsu train with quality… I’m fine.


You were close to fight for the belt, but you suffered that defeat to Nate… What do you bring new to your return against Dan Miller, to don’t be surprised?
Surprises always happen and I can’t say that it will never happen anymore, because it always can happen. I always trained a lot, but now I have a different focus, investing in all I need, I’m doing everything I can to be better every way and modalities.


Do you know his game?
I know that he fights well standing up and on the ground, he won a lot by submission, but I didn’t start to study him yet. I didn’t receive, but I’ll get his DVD to watch the fights. To me, clinch is always a good deal. Besides I’m getting a lot better standing up, my weapon is Jiu-Jitsu, and my stand up may be a secret weapon.


Middleweight category is one of the most disputed on UFC..
That’s true, there’s a lot of great guys with me, I think that it will mess out a little now. They’re having difficulties to find someone to face Anderson, it seems that they will put Vitor Belfort now… This category has (Michael) Bisping, Wanderlei (Silva), Nate (Marquardt), Anderson, who’s the champion, there’s a lot of good guys… I think that a lot of things will change, let’s see what will happen. I saw that I was rated in fourth on the category, below Nate and Anderson.


How do you analyze the combat between Vitor and Anderson?
Everyone I know and that knows both doesn’t risk to preview, no one knows who will win. It’s a very complicated fight for both, to the audience is gonna be great, an excellent fight. Vitor is an explosive guy, strong on the beginning, like a swimming competition. Vitor has a lot o chances on the beginning and Anderson is very technical. If he carries the fight and brings Vitor to his game, he will grow.


What can the fans expect of your return?
They can expect for the same aggressive fighter of always, but with more experience, knowledge and much more will on the octagon, and always trying to give the best show as possible. I like to fight to the audience, is very important on the show.

[TheKidInside]

nothing new or exciting here but I hope he comes back with a resounding win, that last performance completely took him out of the title picture.

[KevoOnTheRadio]

Yea, everybody was building him up to be a serious contender to Silva, but since the KO everybody has forgotten about him it seems. Hell, the fight was gonna be on the undercard until injuries. His ground game is redankulous, but his stand up needs to improve if he wants to get back up their.

[TBEAR]

Originally Posted by KevoOnTheRadio

Yea, everybody was building him up to be a serious contender to Silva, but since the KO everybody has forgotten about him it seems. Hell, the fight was gonna be on the undercard until injuries. His ground game is redankulous, but his stand up needs to improve if he wants to get back up their.

Ground game one of the best at 185 IMO, but striking Silva would KILL HIM

[KillahKimbo]

maia training with wand has become a bad thing. he thinks he has a good stand up now