{"id":133966,"date":"2015-03-24T06:58:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T13:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=133966"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:42:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:42:44","slug":"maia-im-jiu-jitsu-guy-thats-root","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/maia-im-jiu-jitsu-guy-thats-root\/","title":{"rendered":"Maia: &#8220;I\u2019m a jiu-jitsu guy and that\u2019s my root&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Maia.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Maia.png\" alt=\"Maia\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Maia.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Maia-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Maia-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Maia-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFormer UFC title challenger Demian Maia recently overcame a potentially career-ending shoulder infection in order to fight formerly unbeaten welterweight fighter Ryan LaFlare at this past Saturday&#8217;s UFC Fight Night event in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>The 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion, Maia, used his superior grappling skills to dominate LaFlare for 4 of 5 rounds in their event-headlining bout.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 37-year-old Brazilian was not satisfied with his performance, as he told Guilherme Cruz of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2015\/3\/23\/8272851\/demian-maia-admits-he-needs-more-punches-and-elbows-jiu-jitsu-teaches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The first rounds were good, I dominated them, but I didn\u2019t train for a long time,&#8221; said Maia, &#8220;It\u2019s not an excuse. I want another five-round fight, and I will be better next time, no doubt about it. It wasn\u2019t easy to go through what I\u2019ve been through.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I dominated the first four rounds, and the fifth round was his. It\u2019s hard to stay out of training for three months like I did. I never stayed so long without training. It\u2019s not an excuse. I knew it would be tough if the fight went to the fourth round. I got tired, of course, everybody saw that. But I will get better and be ready for five rounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jiu-jitsu teaches you not to hurt your opponent, and that\u2019s inside of me. That\u2019s why I didn\u2019t use the elbow when I was in a dominant position. But of course, that\u2019s a weapon and I have to get better on this aspect.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m a jiu-jitsu guy and that\u2019s my root. I will always go for the submission instead of hurting my opponent. That\u2019s why I love jiu-jitsu, this is the best martial art in the world. It\u2019s an art that seeks the peace, to dominate your opponent. But, as an athlete, I know I have to get better, use more elbows. And I will get better. I locked an arm-triangle and did my best to submit, but I couldn\u2019t. But I can\u2019t complain. I wanted the win and I got it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The victory marked Maia&#8217;s second in a row, as he had previously defeated Alexander Yakovlev via unanimous decision in May of 2014. Since dropping down to the UFC&#8217;s welterweight ranks in 2012, Maia has compiled a 5-2 record.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see Demian Maia fight next? Sound off Penn Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC title challenger Demian Maia recently overcame a potentially career-ending shoulder infection in order to fight formerly unbeaten welterweight fighter Ryan LaFlare at this past Saturday&#8217;s UFC Fight Night event in Brazil. 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