MMAFighting.com<\/a> he is still hopeful that he will get one last fight in the Octagon, and ideally that fight would take place in Brazil.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve fought my entire life in the UFC. That\u2019s my home. I want to do one last fight there, and I think it depends on what happens in Brazil. That\u2019s a feeling my manager and I have. If they are having shows with fans here soon, I think that will draw interest from the UFC to have me fighting. I\u2019m waiting and seeing what happens, but I do want to fight one last fight. I\u2019m still training twice a day,” Maia said.<\/p>\n
The loss to Muhammad was Maia’s second straight defeat following a brutal KO loss to Gilbert Burns in 2020 that essentially signalled the downside of Maia’s MMA career after having won three straight fights prior to that. Despite the losses to Muhammad and Burns, Maia was still a top-15 ranked fighter, so perhaps there is a way for the UFC to bring him back for one more fight. However, it would also be understandable if the promotion moved on from Maia, as it has also recently let go of other aging veterans such as Anderson Silva.<\/p>\n
Do you think the UFC should give Demian Maia one last fight in the Octagon?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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