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Brazilian jiu-jitsu stud, Demian Maia (7-0), will look for his third straight “Submission of the Night” when he takes on Jason MacDonald (20-9) in a middleweight bout at UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on August 9.
MMAmania.com exclusively learned about the bout in the past few days.
Maia — a highly decorated jiu-jitsu champion and 2007 Abu Dhabi tournament winner — has looked to be on another planet in terms of talent when his fights have hit the mat. In fact, he has nabbed the best submission honors in his two (and only) fights inside the Octagon, including a ridiculous choke and simultaneous face smashing of Ed Herman at UFC 83: “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2″ on April 19.
He’s no joke.
MacDonald is also coming off a win at UFC 83, taking out Joe Doerksen with a third round technical knockout. He has won two of his last four fights within the eight-sided cage and will certainly need a win here to prove that he belongs in the UFCs 185-pound division.
“The Athlete” has built somewhat of a reputation as a submission specialist, which is certainly his strength in most of his bouts. However, it will be super interesting to see what kind of strategy he employs when it comes to Maia — his jiu-jitsu is good, but not that good when compared to the Brazilian’s.
UFC 87 features the heavyweight clash between Brock Lesnar and Mark Coleman, as well as a yet to be announced main event. Lightweights Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta are also booked to duke it out for 155-pound number one contender supremacy.
Written by admin on May 20th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Georges St. Pierre got his revenge on Matt Serra’s upset victory last year by defeating him in the rematch by TKO in round 2 at UFC 83 tonight. GSP controlled the entire fight, opting to use his quick takedowns and wrestling to keep the fight on the ground and pound Matt Serra out. The final [...]
Written by admin on April 20th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Wow … talk about a reception for UFC Welterweight Champion, Matt Serra, during the official weigh-in for UFC 83: “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2” this afternoon.
It was a downright hostile crowd at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which is not surprising considering Serra’s opponent — and hometown star — Georges St. Pierre, as well as his “disparaging” remarks heading into this event.
I just can’t fathom what it’s going to be like tomorrow night when the fight actually takes place.
“If you’re pissed right now, wait until Saturday night,” Serra shouted over the crowd. Something tells me the Mounties should crack out the riot gear just in case that prediction is accurate.
Meanwhile, Michael Bisping and Charles McCarthy head a head-bumping, obscenity-swapping staredown. And there’s clearly no love lost between Jason MacDonald and Joe Doerksen.
Amazing stuff.
At any rate, here are the complete UFC 83 weigh-in results:
170 lbs.: Matt Serra (169.5) vs. Georges St. Pierre (169.5)
185 lbs.: Rich Franklin (185.5) vs. Travis Lutter (185)
185 lbs.: Michael Bisping (185.5) vs. Charles McCarthy (186)
155 lbs.: Mac Danzig (154.5) vs. Mark Bocek (154.5)
185 lbs.: Kalib Starnes (186) vs. Nate Quarry (185.5) — swing bout
185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald (185) vs. Joe Doerksen (184.5)
185 lbs.: Alan Belcher (185) vs. Jason Day (183.5)
185 lbs.: Ed Herman (185.5) vs. Demian Maia (184.5)
155 lbs.: Sam Stout (155.5) vs. Rich Clementi (155)
265 lbs.: Cain Velasquez (235.5) vs. Brad Morris (225.5)
170 lbs.: Jonathan Goulet (169.5) vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka (170)
*Note: Fighters are allowed to weigh one pound more than the division limit in non-title fights.
The televised portion of the pay-per-view (PPV) event begins tomorrow (Saturday, April 19) at 10 p.m. ET. We will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the main card action at this time.
UFC 83 quick results, however, will begin to flow earlier than that here at MMAmania.com at about 8:00 p.m. ET with the prelim fights.
Tomorrow is going to be insane — it’s going to be absolute pandemonium inside the Bell Centre. Remember to hit us up for all the latest results coverage before, during and after the action.
Written by admin on April 18th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Demian Maia will make his return to the eight-sided-cage this Saturday night in Montreal. He will clash with middleweight fighter and The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season three runner-up, Ed Herman, at UFC 83.
Maia, who has won his first six career fights, will be in only his second in the UFC.
“I feel pretty good. I love the Octagon,” Maia told MMAMania.com. Maia made his UFC debut at UFC 77: “Hostile Territory,” when he tooled Ryan Jensen, submitting him via rear naked choke in the first round.
Herman will be one of Maia’s tougher opponents. Since losing to Jason MacDonald at UFC Fight Night: “The Final Chapter,” in fact, Herman has three straight UFC wins, including a knockout against Joe Doerksen at UFC 78: “Validation.” Herman also has wins against Dave Menne and Nick Thompson.
Maia acknowledges that “Short Fuse” will be a tough battle.
“He’s a very tough opponent, with good takedowns and ground game,” Maia said. “To win I need to play my best … and I’ll do it.”
Maia is certainly no slouch at the ground game. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner has won four of his six career fights by submission.
“BJJ is my life and if I never lost it’s thanks to my background,” Maia said.
Maia is also a 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Submission Wrestling World champion and a runner-up in 2005. Maia would like to win the ADCC Title again in 2009.
“ADCC is the grappling world cup, the most important tournament with no gi in the world,” Maia said. “After UFC, the ADCC is the most important event for me. I want to win again in 2009.” Maia has also defeated UFC heavyweight fighter Gabriel Gonzaga in a jiu-jitsu match, among others.
Maia considers Rickson Gracie to be one of his biggest influences in his MMA career. He considers Gracie to be inspirational.
“He is one of the biggest BJJ icons, nowadays. He influences me not just a fighter but as person too,” Maia said. “I know him personally and he is a great person that gives me a lot of inspiration.”
With Herman on the horizon, a win would certainly make Maia more noticeable in the middleweight division. UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva has had a death grip on the division and appears to be holding on for just a while longer.
Maia would love an opportunity to fight Silva down the road.
“He is the best in the world,” Maia said. “A fight with him one day is gonna be a great honor. I respect him a lot.”
What’s important for Maia now is to leave Montreal on Saturday night with a win over Herman.
“It s very important,” Maia said. “I wanna get the title one day.”
His journey toward that goal will have to go through the Bell Centre this weekend … and Ed Herman.
Written by admin on April 14th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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(Ed Herman: The guy who’s about to lose to the guy who could possibly be worthy of facing Anderson Silva one day.)
With just over a month to go until UFC 83, a pair of fights have been added to the preliminary card, bringing the event to a thick 11 fights total. The UFC announced today that TUF 3 finalist Ed “Short Fuse” Herman will take on undefeated Brazilian grappler Demian Maia, who choked out Ryan Jensen during his UFC debut last October; Herman is riding a three-fight win streak, his most recent being a knockout of Joe Doerksen at UFC 78 in November. The news follows up a weekend announcement confirming that heavyweights Brad Morris (8-2) and Cain Velasquez (2-0) will both make their Octagon debuts at UFC 83. Morris is a heavy-handed Australian striker who’s done time in King of the Cage and Bodog Fight. Despite his very limited professional experience, Velasquez was previously shouted out by his American Kickboxing Academy teammate Jon Fitch as the dude who will “turn the heavyweight world upside down in another year or two.”
With these additions, the final lineup to the April 19th Montreal show looks like this:
MAIN CARD
Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre (for welterweight title)
Rich Franklin vs. Travis Lutter (middleweights)
Nate Quarry vs. Kalib Starnes (middleweights)
Michael Bisping vs. Charles McCarthy (middleweights)
Mac Danzig vs. Marc Bocek (lightweights)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Joe Doerksen vs. Jason MacDonald (middleweights)
Jason Day vs. Alan Belcher (middleweights)
Rich Clementi vs. Sam Stout (lightweights)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs. Jonathan Goulet (welterweights)
Ed Herman vs. Demian Maia (middleweights)
Brad Morris vs. Cain Velasquez (heavyweights)
So many middleweights, so little hope of ever beating Anderson Silva…
In other UFC news:
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Written by admin on March 10th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Ed Herman (14-5) and Demian Maia (6-0) are set to meet at UFC 83 on March 8 in a middleweight tilt, according to GracieMag.com.
Here’s a snip from Maia:
“I got back to Sao Paulo today; I was vacationing in California with my wife, where I also shot some Jiu-Jitsu dvds. I’ll be back at the UFC on March 8th to fight Ed Herman, who I don’t know, but my manager brought me a tape with some of his fights to analyze, but I haven’t had time to watch yet.”
Maia is a ridiculous Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. In fact, he is the current Abu Dahbi Combat Club (ADCC) U87Kg Champion. During his Octagon debut at UFC 77: “Hostile Territory” in October 2007, Maia put on a grappling clinic against Ryan Jensen, submitting him via rear naked choke in round one.
Herman is on a three-fight win streak after recovering from back-to-back losses to start his UFC tenure. The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 3 185-pound finalist most recently avenged a loss from earlier in his career against Joe Doerksen at UFC 78: “Validation” in November 2007, knocking out “El Dirte” in he final stanza.
“Short Fuse” has five losses on his record and four of them come by way of submission. He’ll have to be real careful against a super talented jiu-jitsu threat like Maia if he wants to make it four wins in a row.
UFC 83 was supposed to take place at the Manchester Evening News (M.E.N.) Arena in Manchester, England. However, recent reports indicate that the location and venue are still undetermined (it could possibly be held in the United States). In fact, there’s even some speculation that the event has been postponed altogether and won’t take place on March 8.
Definitely stay tuned for further clarification.
Other rumored bouts on the mystery fight card include Michael Bisping vs. Charles McCarthy and Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin.
Written by admin on January 17th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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UFCmania.com has received the fighter payouts for UFC 77: “Hostile Territory” from the Ohio Athletic Commission (OAC) for the event held on October 20 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Former heavyweight champion Time Sylvia was the top earner, hauling in a $200,000 purse for outpointing Brandon Vera in the co-main event of the evening.
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva brought home the next highest purse with $120,000 for his successful 185-pound title defense against Rich Franklin.
Here are all the UFC 77 payouts:
Anderson Silva — $120,000 ($60,000 to show, $60,000 to win)
Rich Franklin — $45,000
Silva defeated Franklin via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Tim Sylvia — $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win)
Brandon Vera — $100,000
Sylvia defeated Vera via unanimous decision
Alvin Robinson — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Jorge Gurgel — $7,000
Robinson defeated Gurgel via unanimous decision
Stephan Bonnar — $44,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 to win)
Eric Schafer — $6,000
Bonnar defeated Schafer via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Alan Belcher — $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 to win)
Kalib Starnes — $7,000
Belcher defeated Starnes via technical knockout (doctor stoppage because of a cut) in round two
Yushin Okami — $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Jason MacDonald — $17,000
Okami defeated MacDonald via unanimous decision
Demian Maia — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Ryan Jensen — $4,000
Maia defeated Jensen via submission (rear naked choke) in round one
Josh Burkman — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Forrest Petz — $6,000
Burkman defeated Petz via unanimous decision
Matt Grice — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Jason Black — $8,000
Grice defeated Black via split decision
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. For example, fighters receive bonuses for “Submission of the Night,” “Fight of the Night,” and others.
In fact, UFC President Dana White announced at the post-event press conference that Silva earned a $40,000 bonus for his stoppage of Franklin. Grice and Black each earned and extra $40,000 for their scrap. And Octagon newcomer Maia pocketed an additional $40,000 for almost putting Jensen to sleep.
The total base fighter payroll for the UFC 77 was $652,000. The 16,054 fans in attendance paid a collective $2,519,850 to watch the festivities live.
For results, recaps and blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 77 click here and here.
Written by admin on October 24th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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