Just six years separate Demian Maia and Ryan LaFlare chronologically, but in their chosen profession, that might as well be a lifetime. The gap between them, stylistically and in the cage, is nearly unfathomable. Maia is the last of a dying breed in mixed martial arts—the specialist. While most modern fighters come up in the […]
The Question: Can a 1-Dimensional Fighter Still Thrive in the UFC?
Just six years separate Demian Maia and Ryan LaFlare chronologically, but in their chosen profession, that might as well be a lifetime. The gap between them, stylistically and in the cage, is nearly unfathomable. Maia is the last of a dying breed in mixed martial arts—the specialist. While most modern fighters come up in the […]