Demian Maia (19-6) började sin UFC-karriär med fem raka vinster via submission. Sedan dess har han bara vunnit via submission i en av sina 14 matcher och Maia tror han vet varför det har blivit så.
Maia menar att det är hans motståndares fel.
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”People always go to the ground with me trying to just hold me. They stall and wait for the referee to stand them back up so they can start it all over,” Said Maia during UFC media day recently in Rio de Janeiro.”It’s hard to fight jiu-jitsu like that, the way rules are today. If we fought like the old days, with no time limit, it would be better to work. We only have five minutes to work per round so it’s complicated, especially because everybody knows that my ground game is good.”
Maia kommer att återvända till oktagonen den 21 Mars på UFC Fight Night 62 i Rio De Janeiro i Brasilien, där han kommer ställas mot obesegrade Ryan LaFlare (11-0). Maia har ändrat sitt träningsupplägg inför denna match.
”I’m doing my camp in Las Vegas.Training with Robert Drysdale and Marcelo Garcia, and also using the UFC Gym to hit pads with my boxing coach.”
Maia har inte fightats sen maj 2014, då han drog på sig en infektion.
”I’m 100 percent now. It was a tough moment for me. I had a terrible bone infection on my shoulder and was in bad shape, especially after my third trip to the hospital. When I recovered, I started training hard and felt great for this fight.”
Maias fokus just nu är på hans motståndare och inte på en titel och enligt Maia kommer LaFlare bli ett tufft test för honom.
”He’s ranked below me, but he’s undefeated. He’s a tough guy for never losing. It’s always hard to fight athletes who never lost,” Maia said. ”He always puts his opponents in tough situations. About the title, I’m ranked No. 7 and I hope to move up with a win. But I don’t want to be too obsessed about it. I want to think about this fight only.”
