When Demian Maia steps into the Octagon, class is in session. The soft-spoken Brazilian is the foremost Brazilian Jiu Jitsu scholar in the UFC, perhaps the sport. His first five fights with the ...

Demian Maia suffered a tough loss tonight at UFC on FOX 2, dropping a unanimous decision to up-and-coming prospect Chris Weidman. It was a relatively unimpressive showing from both fighters, who were ...

Demian Maia transitioned into MMA after a long and successful career in submission grappling competition. On the surface, it may have actually appeared that he'd made the switch a little too late to ...

When Demian Maia comes up in mixed martial arts, his dominant Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu comes to mind for even the most casual of fans. Comedian Bill Burr has called him "human cellophane" and many of his ...

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace made his first real waves in mixed martial arts during a one-night tournament in October 2006, ...

It didn’t take long after Demian Maia’s UFC 263 loss this past Saturday for the speculation about his future to start up. Maia (28-11 MMA, 22-11 UFC) dropped a unanimous decision to Belal Muhammad (19 ...

With his professional mixed martial arts career coming to an end soon, former UFC middleweight and welterweight title challenger Demian Maia may not have achieved gold in the Octagon, but hopes he ...

Demian Maia had no fear going to the ground with fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Gunnar Nelson before out grappling him for three straight rounds at UFC 194. From the very start of the fight, ...

UFC welterweight contender Ben Askren will headline UFC Singapore against Demian Maia in a week. And unlike his two previous opponents since his Octagon debut in March, “Funky” is matched up against ...