Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Timing is everything – just ask Demian Maia.
The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wizard had just finished submitting future number one middleweight contender Chael Sonnen in less than a round in February of 2009, and after a 5-0 start (all submissions) to his UFC career he expected that the next call he received from the organization would be one telling him that he would be fighting countryman Anderson Silva for the middleweight title.
Demian Maia Right on Time
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Timing is everything – just ask Demian Maia.
The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wizard had just finished submitting future number one middleweight contender Chael Sonnen in less than a round in February of 2009, and after a 5-0 start (all submissions) to his UFC career he expected that the next call he received from the organization would be one telling him that he would be fighting countryman Anderson Silva for the middleweight title.