He hasn't had much luck evolving into a complete mixed martial artist. He has crazy submission skills but his last 5 fights have been really inconsistent.
Should he be worried?
No he has had two losses in 5 fights he is pretty hight caliber. If they have put him against chael he would have won easily.
I would be if I were him, maybe he needs more time
And i still had him beating munoz that was a close fight
HAve you seen some of the MWs on the UFC roster? Maia isnt going anywhere
He needs to play to his strengths more instead of trying to be a ko artist.
Maia vs mayhem sounds great
PeterIrl - He needs to play to his strengths more instead of trying to be a ko artist.
Ya he should be doing pulling guard when he cant get the takedown
End thread, please. Move on to the new one.
Um, wat.
Maia has ONLY lost to guys in the top 10 (Munoz, Marquardt, Silva, Weidman). The Munoz loss could have gone either way(I had Maia barely edging it out), Silva is the #1 fighter in the sport at the moment, Weidman is one of the brightest prospects, and the Marquardt fight is the only time he's ever been destroyed.
Jose Aldo Junior Dos Santos - Um, wat.
Maia has ONLY lost to guys in the top 10 (Munoz, Marquardt, Silva, Weidman). The Munoz loss could have gone either way(I had Maia barely edging it out), Silva is the #1 fighter in the sport at the moment, Weidman is one of the brightest prospects, and the Marquardt fight is the only time he's ever been destroyed.
Ok, now name all the top 10 guys he has beaten.
UFC should cut him.
His best days are behind him.
He's not the same guy who entered the UFC with great submission skills.
His wrestling is terrible. His striking is worse than terrible.
Someone convinced him that he needed to spend all his time working his striking and it has done nothing for him. You know it's bad when Rogan says it looks like two drunks outside a bar.
He used to be one of my favorite fighters but not I don't even recognize him. His last five fights have been like that. He's not evolving, he's devolving.
Jose Aldo Junior Dos Santos - Um, wat.<br>Maia has ONLY lost to guys in the top 10 (Munoz, Marquardt, Silva, Weidman). The Munoz loss could have gone either way(I had Maia barely edging it out), Silva is the #1 fighter in the sport at the moment, Weidman is one of the brightest prospects, and the Marquardt fight is the only time he's ever been destroyed. <img src="/images/phone/droid.png" alt="Phone Post" border="0" style="vertical-align:middle;"/>
Well ya but neither Munoz or Weidman were top 10 going into their fights.
Maybe if he fought for mfc.
he looked like crap in that fight.
If he loses another fight like that I wouldn't doubt it.
Irule - They should trade him to StrikeForce for Jacare.
I'll take that
Maia vs Jacare in SF
I'm down to trade for Jacare as well
nogblublt - Maia vs Jacare in SF
Jacare by superior BJJ (not by much though) and better striking and power and takedowns
Cardio is the same