Demian Maia Looking to Fight in December

by Marcelo on Oct 8, 2009 4:46 PM EDT Comment 22 comments

After being one fight away from a title fight with Anderson Silva, Demian Maia now has to start all over again after being knocked out by Nate Marquardt at UFC 102. Tatame has a quick quote by Demian where he says he's trying to get back in the Octagon as soon as possible.

"I'm putting the pressure on so I can fight in December or January... I want to fight in December but we'll see. I have no idea [about an opponent]"

Who do you guys think he should fight? I was personally hoping he'd consider dropping down to welterweight... either way one of my favorite fighters easy.

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Maia is in such a strange position right now as far as his standings go. He has beaten some solid mid-to-upper-midtier Middleweights in Sonnen, Quarry, Herman, Jensen, and MacDonald, so it shows that he is too good to be fighting mid-tier talent, but he loses in destructive fashion once he fought a top level Middleweight in Marquardt. If he stays in Middleweight, should the UFC give him someone close to the top or another mid-to-upper-midtier like an Alan Belcher or someone around that level? Like Marcelo states, I think he should drop down to Welterweight if he is able to and comfortable doing so. Just because Maia is able to does NOT necessarily mean that it would be a good weight for him (for many fighters dropping to the lowest weight possible is no problem, but a few don’t feel comfortable doing that).

by chrisbboy82 on Oct 8, 2009 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A 30 sec ko tells us nothing. THat’s why I hate 4oz gloves.

by gunranger on Oct 8, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That punch from Marquardt would’ve knocked him out even if he threw it wearing 20 ounce gloves.

Sorry, he Jason Bourned me.

by MMAussie on Oct 9, 2009 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damian is def one of my favorite’s . I would like to see him drop down to ww. perhaps have him face a top 10-15 guy and work his way up. Not sure if cuttin the weight is something he’s even considering tho. Have yet to hear any mention of it from him.

by beerdo on Oct 8, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Demian might be too big to drop to WW. He was taller than Marquardt. As for an opponent, I say either Roshalt or Gouveia.

by Razzel on Oct 8, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Can the Akiyama-Wandy fight

and put Akiyama-Maia on 107.

by Scott Haber on Oct 8, 2009 6:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Idunno

I’ve been loving the Sexy-Wandy idea. I say zap Gouveia-Belcher and do Gouveia-Maia.

"The wise have something to say, the foolish have to say something."

by PistonHyundai on Oct 8, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just because Gouveia/Maia is fun to say doesn’t mean we should nix a fun fight like Gouveia/Belcher

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by SamCupitt on Oct 8, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i like the move down to ww idea. same for akiyama. both are small mw’s and lord knows gsp needs some fresh challengers.

by bdw on Oct 8, 2009 7:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Maia said that he usually walks in the octagon weighing around 200 lbs. But he’s not that lean, so I guess he could loose some fat and cut to 170.

by dancingChicken on Oct 9, 2009 4:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t understand this idea that Maia should move to welterweight. His one(!) career loss was from a flush one-punch KO; it had nothing to do with being too small.

I’d love to see him fight Akiyama, who would pose a serious threat on the feet and could potentially hang on the floor like no one else he’s fought so far (except Marquardt, we never got the chance to see them grapple). Yushin Okami might be another interesting match if Okami beats Sonnen.

by JRN on Oct 8, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Akiyama has heavy hands, and if I’m not mistaken, he’s now training in Greg Jacksons camp.
Deja vu?

by dancingChicken on Oct 9, 2009 4:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Akiyama is at Jackson’s? Whoa.

Maia needs a tough fight against a reasonably good striker, because he clearly needs to tighten up his defense. I think Akiyama would be perfect.

by JRN on Oct 9, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought Akiyama was at Xtreme Couture working with Shawn Tompkins.

by FRANKIE on Oct 10, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

True, my mistake.

by dancingChicken on Oct 13, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maia vs. Simpson could be interesting.

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by SamCupitt on Oct 8, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You think Aaron Simpson would put up much more of a fight than Chael Sonnen? I’ll agree that Simpson has power and takedowns but a lot of guys who have faced Maia can boast as much.

by Ahhhoki on Oct 8, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I tihnk he has a better shot than Chael did. He’d be the best wrestler that Maia had faced and I think he more of a fight IQ than Sonnen and is incredibily aggressive with very serviceable pwoer in his stand up.

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by SamCupitt on Oct 8, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why is dropping down a weight class always the next idea? You’re just gonna fight other guys just as good, you just gonna be skinnier. The only good drop is if you are a small heavyweight or aren’t cutting at all at the class you’re in.

by judonerd on Oct 9, 2009 12:25 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

give him CB Dollaway, he’s due for a submission loss sometime soon.

by "Mr. NC-17" on Oct 9, 2009 2:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Have Maia face Dan Miller that would be a great fight and a good test to see where both guys stand now after tough losses.

by Raker on Oct 9, 2009 3:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Miller just lost to a guy Maia already beat, so that win wouldn’t do anything for him. I say give Maia another high-profile or top-level (not always the same thing, sadly) opponent and keep him near the title mix.

by JRN on Oct 9, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs