His birthday is in a week and a half. So lets just call it 42 years old. He's fighting in a cage without the use of steroids. So he is wayyy more impressive than Randy Couture or all the old guys from the pre-USADA era. He's fighting Askren, who we thought was one of the best 170Ibers in the world. I'm in my mid 30s and I find I get injured more and just have slower reaction times when I'm training. He looked good against Askren today. I'm very impressed by him and he deserves a lot of credit. 42 is not young.
Maia's BJJ skills are probably not gonna fade for a while. I bet even a 50 years old Maia would still school the whole WW division on the mat. He is also improving his technical striking skills. The issue is age isn't gonna help his biggest weakness, the cardio....
Time for TRT Maia!
Gomrad -Time for TRT Maia!
I'd love to see this
What makes you so sure he is not on steroids? I get it he doesn't seem to be that kind of guy, handsome and well spoken .. but he looked better than ever at 42
Is it possible Askren isn't near as good at he was a decade ago? I think so. 1 controversial win, and 2 unconscious losses. He talked big game coming over to the UFC, now he just got beat by the guy Colby and Usman left in a pool of blood. Wow.
dinkledorf -What makes you so sure he is not on steroids? I get it he doesn't seem to be that kind of guy, handsome and well spoken .. but he looked better than ever at 42
I think Maia is natural. People can't see Askren fought like shit?
42 years old and over 30 fights against top competition in the UFC. Imo Maia's the uncrowned BMF champ. The belt UFC's about to hand out on the weekend should be another interim title.
I believe Maia is natty but just because he's passing tests doesn't mean he's clean. USADA is a joke. They proved that again over the last few days.
So he's not 42 he's 41
His stand up is what irks me.....paw, paw, left overhand, shoot for take down
it hasnt changed, rewatch the Woodley fight....it was all he did..all you have to do is shut down that pattern an you got a desicion in the bag.
Some guys are 32 but their fight age is 42.
Maia is someone who's fight age is younger than his actual age.
Ngannou is 45.
didnt Demian start MMA late like Jimmy Manuwa?....that adds to longevity, the punishment he would've taken in his 20s isnt there.
ThePianist -42 years old and over 30 fights against top competition in the UFC. Imo Maia's the uncrowned BMF champ. The belt UFC's about to hand out on the weekend should be another interim title.
This.
ducks18 -dinkledorf -What makes you so sure he is not on steroids? I get it he doesn't seem to be that kind of guy, handsome and well spoken .. but he looked better than ever at 42
I think Maia is natural. People can't see Askren fought like shit?
I truly believe Askren's performance was really good. He did more damage to Maia than Maia did to him on the standup, he was doing well in the grappling exchanges. His mistake was not noticing that Maia was applying more pressure and was holding him much closer when he went for the push off mount escape a second time.
Tony BJJ -ducks18 -dinkledorf -What makes you so sure he is not on steroids? I get it he doesn't seem to be that kind of guy, handsome and well spoken .. but he looked better than ever at 42
I think Maia is natural. People can't see Askren fought like shit?
I truly believe Askren's performance was really good. He did more damage to Maia than Maia did to him on the standup, he was doing well in the grappling exchanges. His mistake was not noticing that Maia was applying more pressure and was holding him much closer when he went for the push off mount escape a second time.
You're delusional
John Crowley -Ngannou is 45.
Luis Ortiz is 50+
he looks 35 tops lol
Reebot -His stand up is what irks me.....paw, paw, left overhand, shoot for take down
it hasnt changed, rewatch the Woodley fight....it was all he did..all you have to do is shut down that pattern an you got a desicion in the bag.
You should fight him, sounds easy