Demian Maia

I come to grapple.

— Demian Maia

Grappling is my style.

— Demian Maia

Marketing is everything.

— Demian Maia

For the title, I would do anything.

— Demian Maia

I believe in my jiu-jitsu.

— Demian Maia

Any man can be defeated.

— Demian Maia

I think I adapted well for MMA.

— Demian Maia

I'm a jiu-jitsu guy and that's my root.

— Demian Maia

I have my principles. I'd rather die than change my principles.

— Demian Maia

I think in the long term, you make money with focusing on the sport.

— Demian Maia

I will fight everywhere, but I trust a lot on my jiu-jitsu.

— Demian Maia

I don't like winning in a violent way.

— Demian Maia

It's hard to be in the UFC one year.

— Demian Maia

I was always very, very focused, just thinking about the title.

— Demian Maia

I'm really happy to be able to live my life doing what I love.

— Demian Maia

When I see wrestlers fight, they train a lot of boxing because they don't want to end up on bottom.

— Demian Maia

I lived in Barueri for a long time, and now I live in a city close to Barueri, so it's like my…

— Demian Maia

Jiu-jitsu is very 'democratic,' it does not matter how you are physically - it is all about your mind, and a lot…

— Demian Maia

I always try and use my jiujitsu to win fights. That's my favorite method of securing victory.

— Demian Maia

That's why I love jiu-jitsu, this is the best martial art in the world. It's an art that seeks the peace, to…

— Demian Maia

I'm sure about my style. I always go to fight. I always go to be aggressive.

— Demian Maia

I would never say 'Demian Maia jiu-jitsu.' I created lots of things that became known, but it's all Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

— Demian Maia

To me, when you're not as hungry to train hard and learn new things and get better as you once were, I…

— Demian Maia

When I fight, nobody boos. Everybody likes it. Everyone cheers for me. I'm happy about that, because I'm one of the guys…

— Demian Maia

In the 1930s, in boxing, to be the heavyweight champion of the world was really, really big, people wanted to see the…

— Demian Maia

I think sometimes the fighters aren't very clear on things, and even myself, I'm a fighter, a lot of fighters make mistakes…

— Demian Maia

People always go to the ground with me trying to just hold me. They stall and wait for the referee to stand…

— Demian Maia

The difference between me and other black belts is that I truly believe that jujitsu can be used in all aspects of…

— Demian Maia

There are lots of jiu-jitsu fighters who finish fights and have good MMA jiu-jitsu, but I think I've applied techniques which I…

— Demian Maia

Sonnen, to me, he's a great athlete, but he created that image so much for himself that people don't think he's that…

— Demian Maia

I think that people believe in lies and they repeat the lies so many times that the people start to believe, 'ah,…

— Demian Maia

I'd like to be remembered for being the one responsible for adapting Brazilian jiu-jitsu for modern MMA. For what I've learned from…

— Demian Maia

MMA is pretty tough on your mind because it's a sport that's not just about winning. You really want to win bad,…

— Demian Maia

When I watched the first fight between Woodley and Thompson, and I want to make clear that I really admire both guys,…

— Demian Maia

I started training judo when I was 5 years old. I didn't know much. My mom just took me and my brother…

— Demian Maia

MMA's not like a game like basketball, for example, that if you're winning by 30, 40 points and there's just five minutes…

— Demian Maia

I had my first professional fight was in 2001 in Venezuela - it was also my first international trip away from Brazil.…

— Demian Maia

I don't like to have a strategy going into a fight. If he has a good right hand or a good kick…

— Demian Maia

I know my jiu-jitsu is good enough to beat the best guys in the world.

— Demian Maia

Everybody that I fight always avoids jiu-jitsu.

— Demian Maia