College Quote by Demian Maia

You have to try your best to have peace of mind, and whatever happens you know you did your best

— Demian Maia

You can trade money for other good things and that's nice, but it's not the first thing that matters to me. I'm a martial…

— Demian Maia

I know I have a lot of fans, and it's a big mistake try to please everybody.

— Demian Maia

Striking isn't just about kicking and punching. It's far more complex than that. It's also about timing and range.

— Demian Maia

Everything I did in my life was about the title, but that's too much pressure over me. When I relaxed more, even my performance…

— 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

I come to grapple.

— Demian Maia

My loss to Marquardt was just one of those things. I made a mistake and got caught. I think I had a lot more…

— Demian Maia

When you fight MMA, there are so many things involved, so many techniques, that you just can't do everything or you'll over-train.

— Demian Maia

Seminars, TV shows, documentaries, always spreading Brazilian jiu-jitsu. I'm an instrument of this art more than a character myself.

— Demian Maia

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

— Demian Maia

Everybody that I fight always avoids jiu-jitsu.

— Demian Maia