Demian Maia to Face Anderson Silva at UFC 112
According to UFC.com, Demian Maia will step in for the injured Vitor Belfort to take on Anderson Silva at UFC 112.
Maia, who won a unanimous decision over Dan Miller at UFC 109 last weekend, had been medically suspended until August 6th due to a cut he received in that fight. He could be cleared by a doctor earlier, but it is unclear whether he would be cleared to fight in April if the fight wasn’t taking place in Abu Dhabi, where there is no athletic commission..
Maia is 12-1 in his MMA career with the lone loss coming to Nate Marquardt, who KO’d Maia in the opening minute of their fight at UFC 102. He’s a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is considered one of the most dangerous Jiu Jitsu practicioners in all of MMA. Maia won his first five contests in the UFC via submission, and won the Submission of the Night award four times in those five fights.
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