Demian Maia (10-1-0 overall, 5-1-0 in the UFC) is one of the best ground gamers, if not the best, in MMA. He has won four Submission of the Night Honors out of his six UFC fights. This made him visible in the grappling domain of the UFC, aside from making him hundreds of thousand dollars richer (SOTN Honors have corresponding cash prizes).
However, he fell down hard in UFC 102 courtesy of the right fist of Nate Marquardt (29-8-2 overall, 8-2-0 in the UFC). This happened in just 21 seconds of the first round, giving Maia his first MMA loss and Marquardt KO of the Night Honors plus 60K USD.
To describe things in detail, Maia started off with a good high kick. At 20 seconds, he steps in and Marquardt quickly finds a home for his right hand, making Maia spin then land face first on the canvas, dazed.
I'm still a follower of Maia's grappling magic but kudos to Marquardt for showcasing one of the finest KOs in UFC I've ever seen. He also demonstrated sheer professionalism and sportsmanship when he stopped his follow-up punch when Maia was already down.
I was rooting for Maia in this fight, but since every fight starts standing up, he has to do some more preps so he can come out stronger in his next bouts.
However, he fell down hard in UFC 102 courtesy of the right fist of Nate Marquardt (29-8-2 overall, 8-2-0 in the UFC). This happened in just 21 seconds of the first round, giving Maia his first MMA loss and Marquardt KO of the Night Honors plus 60K USD.
To describe things in detail, Maia started off with a good high kick. At 20 seconds, he steps in and Marquardt quickly finds a home for his right hand, making Maia spin then land face first on the canvas, dazed.
I'm still a follower of Maia's grappling magic but kudos to Marquardt for showcasing one of the finest KOs in UFC I've ever seen. He also demonstrated sheer professionalism and sportsmanship when he stopped his follow-up punch when Maia was already down.
I was rooting for Maia in this fight, but since every fight starts standing up, he has to do some more preps so he can come out stronger in his next bouts.
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Demian will bounce back.
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