Archive for the ‘Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’ Category
Demian Maia Training In The Gi For Dan Miller At UFC 109
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Seminar in U.S. Feb 27
Friday, January 15th, 2010|
Demian Maia Jiu Jitsu Seminar
February 27, 2010 Brasa San Diego is hosting a Jiu Jitsu Seminar conducted by BJJ World Champion & UFC top 5 MiddleWeight, Demian Maia. Seminar Starts at 1:00 pm, and ends at 4:00 pm * Entrance Fee: $120 * Space is limited *  |
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Brasa San Diego is an Affiliated Academy of Felipe Costa and the World famous Brasa Team. Felipe Costa runs his academy out of Brazil and runs a very successful camp called BJJ Camp Brazil. This camp gives you the opportunity to learn directly from the source where it all started. For more on the Camp and Felipe Costa please visit BrazilianBlackBelt.com.
Demian gives seminary after UFC 109 fight (in Tatame)
Demian Maia will give a technical seminary of Jiu-Jitu on the branch of Brasa team in San Diego, California, on February 27, exactly 21 days before his next fight on UFC 109. The black belt will show one of the secrets that made him known as one o the biggest representatives of the soft art on MMA. More information on the website www.brasasandiego.com or by the phone (619) 916 6662.
Seminar Demian Maia in San Diego 2/27
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Demian counterattacks
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
in GracieMag by Carlos Eduardo Ozório
Demian’s photo of his personal collection. Credit: Flavio Scorsato.“I was watching some fights and it is perhaps the most dangerous fighter who I faced the floor. He is a complete fighter, because he is also good in standing. I think it will be a quarry, “said GRACIEMAG.com.
While Demian prepares for the challenge, GRACIEMAG.com panned one of his videos on YouTube, where the star of the Ultimate teaches some good tips for you to defend by attacking. Just as he will try to do in the Octagon.
Demian Maia’s Bait-and-Switch
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
by Mike Fagan on Aug 10, 2008
The GIF above is actually from the fight with Ed Herman, .
I wanted to point it out because it shows just how advanced his BJJ game is. He starts by allowing his opponent to start passing his guard. While Herman tries to push Maia’s knee to the mat, Demian grabs wrist control and extends his arm forward. When Herman posts up on his left side, Maia brings his right leg back towards his head and then up around Herman’s controlled arm into a triangle.
THIS is an example of world-class jiu jitsu.
Ranking Sherdog 2009dec
Friday, December 25th, 2009
1. Anderson Silva
2. Nate Marquardt
3. Dan Henderson
4. Demian Maia
5. Vitor Belfort
6. Chael Sonnen
7. Jake Shields
8. Yushin Okami
9. Mamed Khalidov
10. Jorge Santiago
Demian: 2nd. in “The Best – Ten Submissions of 2009″
Tuesday, December 22nd, 20092 – Demian Maia’s first-round triangle choke vs. Chael Sonnen – Feb 21 – UFC 95
by Thomas Gerbasi - website UFC
We may have to name this the Demian Maia Award when it’s all said and done, but it’s hard not to get more and more impressed with the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wizard with each fight. And it’s not just his technique, it’s the fact that every time he steps into the Octagon, his opponent knows what he’s going to do – and (with the exception of Nate Marquardt) they still can’t stop it. Let’s be honest – when you face Maia, you don’t have to worry about him throwing flying knees or brutal crosses or winning fights with his ground and pound. He’s going to try to submit you. And even if you have some success early, like Sonnen did, eventually, like creeping death, he’s going to get you. In this fight, it was a beautiful takedown right into a triangle choke that spelled doom for Sonnen. For my money, Maia is as scary with submissions as Brock Lesnar is with his ground and pound.
Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller promoted to UFC 109 main card
Friday, December 18th, 2009 
A middleweight bout between Demian Maiaand Dan Miller has been moved from the unaired preliminary portion of UFC 109 to take a vacated spot on the televised main card portion of the card.A spot on the main card was vacated after Brandon Vera vs.Antonio Rogerio Nogueira was scrapped from the event when Nogueira was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a fractured ankle.
Vera was initially thought to remain on the UFC 109 card against Jon Jones, however, Jones’ camp asked for the UFC to push the bout back to March. They are now fighting each other on March 21 in Denver as the light-heavyweight headliner of the UFC’s first live event on Versus.
With the decision to move Maia vs. Miller to the UFC 109 pay-per-view main card, it means that five other prelim bouts will now have a chance to be on the Spike TV one-hour broadcast of two select UFC 109 preliminary card bouts. The possibilities includeJustin Buchholz vs. Mac Danzig, Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres, Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer, Rob Emerson vs. Phillipe Nover and Rolles Gracie vs. Mostapha Al Turk.
Maia (11-1) suffered his first career loss in his last bout, as he was knocked out byNate Marquardt at UFC 102 in August. He previously won the first 11 bouts of his career, including wins in his first five UFC bouts, all by submission, with the Octagon wins coming over Ryan Jensen, Ed Herman, Jason MacDonald, Nate Quarry and Chael Sonnen.
Miller (11-2) has not fought since suffering his first UFC loss against Chael Sonnen via unanimous decision at UFC 98 in May. He was originally slated to fight CB Dollaway at UFN 19 in September but was forced out of that event with an injury. Prior to the loss against Sonnen in May, he was on a 10-bout unbeaten streak, which included wins in his first three UFC fights over Rob Kimmons, Matt Horwich and Jake Rosholt.
UFC 109 takes place on Feb. 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV and is headlined by a light-heavyweight bout between UFC Hall-of-Famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman.
Original Story: http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/…
Demian Maia:: TATAME:: new interview
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
foto: DEMIAN MAIA word experience
After the knockout suffered against Nate Marquardt, Demian Maia is training hard to avoid being surprised again. The tough-guy will face Dan Miller in his return to the UFC, in February, and is sharpening his Boxing in Salvador, Bahia. In an exclusive chat with TATAME, Demian spoke about his training, assesses his division, and comments on fights that will happen in the UFC, among other things. Check out the complete interview with the blackbelt below.
How’s the training?
It’s excellent, I’m here in Salvador, training with the guys here, I train in São Paulo as well with my Boxing coach… I have a lot of good guys to train with me, my physical preparation is excellent, I’m able to concentrate here in Bahia, I don’t have the concerns that I have in São Paulo, I have quality Jiu-Jitsu training… I’m doing fine.
You were close to fighting for the belt, but suffere that defeat to Nate… What new things do you bring for your return against Dan Miller, to avoid being surprised?
Surprises always happen and I can’t say that something will never happen again, because it can always happen. I always trained a lot, but now I have a different focus, looking to invest in everything that I need, I’m doing everything that I can to improve in all aspects and arts.
Do you know what his game is?
I know that he is a guy that fights well standing and on the ground, he won plenty of fights by submission, but I haven’t yet started to study him. I didn’t get it yet, but I’m gonna get his DVD to watch his fights. For me, the clinch is always a good deal. Although I’m evolving a lot standing up, my weapon is Jiu-Jitsu, my stand-up could be a secret weapon.
The middleweight division is one of the most competitive of the UFC…
Honestly, there are several good guys with me, I think it’s gonna be a big mess. They’re having trouble arranging who will face Anderson, it seems that it will be Vitor Belfort now … This category has Bisping, Wanderlei, Nate, Anderson, who’s the champion, there’s a lot of god people… I think that a lot of turnarounds are going to happen, we’ll see what’s going to happen. I saw that I was ranked 4th in the division, below Nate and Anderson.
How would you analyze the fight between Vitor and Anderson?
Everyone that I know and that knows the tow of them wouldn’t gamble on a prediction, nobody knows who will win. It’s a very complicated fight for them, for the public it will be great, an excellent fight. Vitor is an explosive guy right from the start, like a 100 m dash. Vitor has a good chance in the beginning and Anderson is very technical. If he goes taking the fight and bringing Vitor into his game, he’ll thrive.
And the fight between Minotouro and Brandon Vera?
That fight will be tough. Minotouro beat Banha, a guy who was undefeated in his career, who’s excellent, a guy who, if he had won, would have been in place to fight for the title… Now, he will face Brandon, who is another top guy as well, and if he wins he will be close to fighting for the belt, which is well deserved, because he not only has a history in the UFC, but in Japan in Pride.
What can the public expect from your return?
They can expect the same aggressive fight as always, just with more experience, knowledge, and much more at home in the octagon, and always looking to put on the best show possible. I like to fight for the fans, it’s an important part of the performance.
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