Nobody expected Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace and former middleweight top contender Demian Maia to come out swinging at UFC 131.
Maia dominated the first round with some heavy hands and quick strikes, buckling Mark Muñoz in the first round.
“I don’t how I got hit and dazed, it was kind of weird like voodoo or something,” Muñoz said in the post fight interview.
Muñoz went on to say that Maia was throwing a lot straighter than usual, but reverted to his Jiu-Jitsu background in the 2nd round, opening up a chance for Muñoz to sprawl and hit him with strikes.
Capitalizing on Maia’s adjusted gameplan going into the later rounds, Muñoz was able to edge out the decision.
Now on a three fight win streak, Muñoz will look to be added into the title mix in the middleweight division.
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