Report Guilherme Cruz

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The year of 2010 ended with a good score for the Brazilian Demian Maia. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt won three of his four fights and suffered only one loss, which happened on a title fight against the middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Demian still doesn’t have any bout scheduled and the only certain thing is that he’d really like to fight on UFC Rio, which happens on August 27th at HSBC Arena, in Rio de Janeiro.

“I’m waiting… I’d like to fight in Brazil in August, it’s what I want the most, but there’s nothing confirmed. My manager is talking to the guys there”, said Demian, excited with the possibility of fighting again in Brazil after over four years. “I can’t say much, I’ve fought MMA few times in Brazil and for me it’d be, like the Americans say, priceless”.

Despite wanting to define his return to the cage, the Brazilian will have to wait. “Everybody wants me to fight, but the division is a little bit messed up, the matchmaking, but I can’t complain. I’ve fought four times last year and the most important thing is not to lose the rhythm. I won’t lack fights. UFC has 260 athletes after its fusion with WEC, so it’ll be crazy to match these fights to fill all cards”, concluded Demian, on a chat with TATAME.