UFC middleweight contender and 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club champion
Demian Maia has worked diligently to improve his standup skills since
making the move to mixed martial arts.
He’s not foolish enough, though, to believe that he can stand with
middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva.
“I think (in the preparation for) this fight I paid a little bit more
attention to wrestling,” Maia said recently regarding his fight with
Silva at UFC 112 on April 10. “That’s what I need to do in this fight. I
need to take Anderson down, so I paid more attention to it than the
last fight.”