I vividly remember Demian Maia‘s UFC debut back in October 2007. It was UFC 77, and the one enduring memory I’ll carry from that night—aside from Anderson Silva face-blasting Rich Franklin into oblivion for a second and final time—was Joe Rogan‘s reaction to Maia’s debut. Rogan, already a great jiu-jitsu practitioner himself and an aficionado […]
UFC Fight Night 29: With a Win, Demian Maia Should Receive Shot at GSP
I vividly remember Demian Maia‘s UFC debut back in October 2007. It was UFC 77, and the one enduring memory I’ll carry from that night—aside from Anderson Silva face-blasting Rich Franklin into oblivion for a second and final time—was Joe Rogan‘s reaction to Maia’s debut. Rogan, already a great jiu-jitsu practitioner himself and an aficionado […]