Who do you think is the best BJJ practitioner in the current UFC roster?
By mjborja7888
@mjborja7888 (38)
Philippines
March 13, 2009 4:09am CST
I'll give my vote to Demian Maia. This guy currently hold a perfect 10-0 professional record with 8 submission wins, 5 of those are in UFC and 4 of won him the Submission of the Night Award. Although most of the people would vote for Nogueira or Mir in this one, I chose Maia, because of his pure Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu mastery. I mean, this guy really knows his martial art and you can see it in the way he threats his opponents with series of submission attempts. I mean not just one submission attempt but series of it. I'd also like the way he's learning his stand-up from Wanderlei Silva not to knock people out but to know the ins and outs of the stand-up game and take advantage of that knowledge to eventually put his opponents to the ground and submit thema afterwards. Somy fellow myLotters, I want to know your BJJ ace in current UFC roster.
2 responses
@sxrxnrr45601 (1171)
• United States
17 Mar 09
I must say that Demian Maia has great talent but He will have a heck of a fight on his hand with silva for sure!I am very much into the UFC and The MMA world If silva comes full force it will be one heck of a fight to see! I can not say who would win at this point!
@mjborja7888 (38)
• Philippines
17 Mar 09
Yeah! I think so too. That will be a clash between fighter's with exactly opposite fighting discipline.
Maia's chin though, was never been tested in all of his fights in UFC. And that doesn't matter because I don't think no "granite chin" can withstand Anderson Silva's strikes. That guy delivers strikes accurately fast and strong and will pick you apart. Maia needs to work on his stand-up game, not to have striking match with Silva, but to minimize Silva's effectiveness on his feet.
@ossified (93)
• Philippines
17 Mar 09
I agree 100%. Its Demian Maia. I mean this guy pulls guard just so they could be on the ground. Maia beat Gabriel Gonzaga on a BJJ tournament and Napao is a freaking Heavyweight! Frank Mir had a hard time with him on the ground and hes also a Heaviweight and a black belt same as Napao.
Maia is gonna be tested though when he takes on Anderson Silva. Cabt wait to see that fight!
@mjborja7888 (38)
• Philippines
17 Mar 09
I'm glad someone goes with same opinion as mine. Maia is a real monster on the ground. But it seems that his toughest test will be no other than Anderson Silva. I can't wait to see Silva and Maia fight. If Silva gets through with Thales Leites, that means he might stand a chance against Maia's ground mastery.
I just hope that Maia should give Michael Bisping a nice submission defeat first. I mean, that guy is so full of himself, I can't stand his cockiness. Maia needs to bring him back to "ground".
Maia vs. Marquardt/Leites is a fight I've been looking forward too.
