“He’s with a great popularity, is a good guy to fight now and I think it’d be a great fight. It doesn’t mean I’d win, but he fought great guys and always made god fights, and I believe it’d be a good fight to my career. I need this, I need good fights and I believe the time has come…. He’s a stand-up guy, doesn’t like to fight on the ground, but he’s not easy. I always think the same, he’ll try to stand, avoid the ground, and I’ll try to put him down and do my Jiu-Jitsu, trying to submit.”
– Undefeated middleweight contender Demian Maia continues to talk about a possible fight against Michael Bisping with Tatame.com. The accomplished Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt called out “The Count” after he stopped Nate Quarry in less than three minutes via rear naked choke at UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” over the weekend. He has also already accepted the position opposite Bisping on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) if UFC President Dana White offers it to him. The only problem is that Maia would be unable to represent the “U.S.” in the “U.S. vs. U.K.”-themed show. Unless, of course, that format, which White has called “dumb” is scrapped between now and the end of January when production on TUF 9 is set to commence.
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this is very smart on Damien’s part, Bisping has a name, but it’s not going to happen! The UFC has spent time building Bisping, and won’t let an up and comer submit a rising star! Before you guys jump on me, I’m not saying it’s right! Plus bisping has TUF coming up!
The fight has potential to happen, but it’s minimum 15 months away!
Your right, it would only be a matter of time before Maia submits Bisping and that would put a dagger in the UFC. They would have to build Maia up before putting these two together.
i agree kevin the ufc has put to much into bisping to have him lose to damien yet, down the road yes.
I think you are all writing off Bisping a little too early. One thing he is not is a stupid fighter. He is not going to play into Maia’s hands and allow this to go to the ground.
He just proved against (a juiced) Leben that he has the smarts to fight his fight and beat tough guys.
I think Bisping can keep this standing and take another U/D or late TKO after all Maia’s standup sucks.
you can come up with a game plan to keep a fight standing, but Maia will just pull guard! I’m a huge Bisping fan, but his jits isn’t even close to maia
I hope other fighters take note of what Maia’s doing. This is an incredibly smart move on his part because he is largely unknown to mainstream mma fans at this point, and if he were able to get a spot on the next season of TUF he would GREATLY increase his marketability. Plus fighting Bisping would put him on the short road to a title shot. I don’t know that it’s gonna work, but I think he needs to keep calling out big name fighters. Guys like Machida need to realize that winning isn’t enough. You need to demand to fight top guys who are going to get you exposure and create a buzz with mainstream mma fans.
I totally agree. Plus, he is being very respectful about it. He says he might not win, talks about how Bisping is a good fighter etc. etc.
Im a huge Bisping fan, but I too, think it would be a mistake to fight Demian right now. Once he gets more comfortable on his feet, then maybe. It all depends on Maia getting Bisping to the ground. Most Jits guys, that are awesome on the ground, work on there standup, and then that is where they start losing. Thats what I would hope for if he fought Bisping.
Demian is learning from Wanderlei. If he has that same killer instinct that Wandy has, he would be frightening.
Good point Greg C, it’s kind of like in the workplace – the person that accomplishes something and tells everyone including their boss about it always gets more recognition/promotion than the similar person who doesn’t say anything at all. Keep at it Maia.
Well, Demian is in the running as a TUF coach if you believe a few of the rumors. Also Hendo or Ace both said they weren’t really interested and Dana has previously said that UK vs US concept was retarded. But i agree with your assessment. He would sub Bisping.
Could be a great opp to do a UK v Brazil show. Although would that even be competitive?
The UFC is setting up for a Bisping and Spider fight? I thought.
I don’t think so? Bisping is no good to the UFC if he is dead. haha
Bisping is already lined up for an Elvis Sinosic rematch! duh!
i agree with you kevin.Dana is not going to mess up his English connection right now.He will wait until he is not making them(the ufc) as much moneuy overseas
i would love to see this fight happen, eventually. i dont know if maia could beat him though…
He would beat Bisping. Maia stand up is much weaker but as soon as it hits the ground Bisping would be in trouble. His BBJ is better than Quarry but would still get subbed at some point.
I don’t see Maia getting that fight to the ground unless he pulls guard and if it goes to the ground I don’t see it staying there very long. If Rashad Evans couldn’t hold Bisping down and had trouble getting him to the ground I don’t see Maia getting there.
The difference with Bisping fighting Rashad is that he doesn’t have to worry about getting submitted when he tries to get up. Just like when Tim Sylvia fought Nogueira, if he had tried to get up like that against Randy he would have been successful, but against an elite BJJ guy like Nogueira he ended up in a guillotine. Bisping couldn’t just try reckless escapes against Maia because he would put himself in danger of getting submitted if he made any mistakes.
Bisping is trash. The UFC is protecting him because they want the market in England. There is a huge market there. Bisping could not beat the top 10 185’s in the UFC. All of these guys would murder him.
1. Spider
2. Nate
3. Wandy
4. Dan
5. Rich
6. Maia
7. Leites
8. Okami
9. MacDonald
10. Palhares
Any of these 10 destroy him. And no, they are not in the correct top 10 order
Wandi and Rich are fighting at 205..
so is Dan, but they are 185’s. Rich has not been beat at 185 other than by Anderson.
When did Wanderlei fight at 185?
I think he’s saying if Wandy dropped to 185, he would beat Bisping.
if’s dont count.
MacDonald would destroy Bisping?
Jeez the Bisping hate has reached new levels.
you are a idiot goat!
and im really not a bisping fan.
first of all…. that fight wouldn’t even be competitive. Maia by RNC 1st rd.
Hopefully the fight that goes down soon is Leites vs. Maia for #1 contender.
Leites/Maia is a perfect fight, but not for #1 contender! Or even Maia/Almeida would be good!
I don’t know about Almeida. I’m still pretty disappointed in him for that performance against Cote.
Yea, but I was think more about the ground skills! Or if Maia is such a bad@ss JJ expert, then why not Palhares?
And why would he fight Pahlraes?? Maia needs a Top Contender not a up and coming fighter genius.
How does beating Mcdonald & Nate get you a top contender? Maia IS! an up and comer himself. Palhares went 3 rounds with Hendo, so it would be a step up for Maia! Get your sh*t together homie!
Okay let’s see Maia 4-0
Pahlares 1-1
Hmm…….1 guy is moving up in ranks and the other is going down.
Why would Maia fight a guy that is going down in ranks?
Usually streaks gets you in position, ask Cote smart guy.
Your a freaking idiot. LOL.
Maia 4-0
Pahlares 1-1
Let’s balance that……1 guy going up in ranks the other going down.
Why would he fight a lower ranked guy? Beating Pahlares does nothing for Maia.
Ask Cote about streaks and how it get’s you title shots smart guy. LOL
LMFAO! You think Palhares has a record of 1-1? Palhares has an 8-2 record and was on a six fight win streak before Hendo! Hes 1-1 in the UFC only you tool!
It think joe silva wants a definitive answer as to where maia’s striking stands before giving him a title shot so i doubt they will match him with a grappler. Best bet is someone like Marquardt. Good standup with enough wrestling and sub defense.
JV I’m pretty sure Pimpman was comparing their UFC records not their overall records. he was just showing the direction they’ve gone in their last few fights since joining the UFC. And while Palhares might be a step up in talent, he would be a bad fight for Maia right now. Maia is looking to move toward a title shot, and beating a guy whose only televised fight was a loss and who isn’t well known isn’t the way to do that. He needs to fight a guy with a bigger name like a Marquart or a Bisping. Martin Kampmann would be a good fight too, unless he moves down to 170.
Marquart would be another good matchup! But according to the man thats being pimped, Maia should only fight someone with a win streak!
I hear GregC, But this is the thing, Bisping is not going to happen! Bisping has TUF and fighting Maia does nothing to get Bisping closer to a title fight! Lets put that to rest. So who else is there?
Maia/Leites Maia/Palhares Maia/Marquardt Maia/Almeida
All those would be a step up in competition right? My point about Palhares was this: Palhares went 3 rounds with Hendo. IMO Maia is not ready for Hendo. So if Maia wouldnt get past Palhares then whats the point?
the only reason palhares went 3 rounds with henderson is because he was spending the whole fight on the ground on his own will. as soon as henderson would get close he would fall to the ground. henderson was smart not to go to the ground so he would try to get the fight standing. sure palhares went 3 rounds but he didn’t do sh*t. another thing, bisping has a better chance of beating maia now than later. i don’t think he would but chances are better for him right now. maia striking isn’t the best but he will only get alot better especially with wanderlei on his side. so fighting him a year from now doesn’t favor bisping. either way i agree with most of you in that white won’t want this fight to happen. and if it did happen my money would be on maia.
Thank you GregC.
And JV if I was comparing overall records Maia still has the better record. LOL.
How does fighting Maia not get him close to a title shot? Dana white has already said Maia is 2 fights away from a title shot. You should watch the press conference.
Dude you don’t know diddly squat!! LMAO.
Dana White
“I would like to see Maia in a couple more fights b4 he fights Anderson”
Weird Dana also says Maia is only 2 fights away from a title shot.
http://videos.mmaweekly.com/view_player.php?id=2866
No way… there are too many people standing in line for a chance to let Maia and Leites get on the the gravy train. I think Maia/Bisping would eba great fight mostly because i would love to watch that home field advantage ass get his ass beat. BOYCOTT ALL BISPING UK FIGHTS!!!!!!!
maia will be the ufc middleweighchamp his jiu jit su is beatifuld
maia will be the ufc middleweighchamp his jiu jit su is beatifuld
haha !!! Bisping wouldnt lose to him! he wouldnt take him down and submit him 1st round like you all say either. your talking like Bisping is some kind of bum! Bisping hasnt been ko’d or submitted and imo Maia looks small compared to Mike.
I agree! Bisping wouldnt get taken down easily! And on the feet Bisping would pick him apart.
Even if Bisping did get taken down, he is no joke on the ground (thank you Rogan). I think he would be able to get back up.
This is a very simple fight to break down. If it stays standing Bisping has a 99% chance of winning, if it goes to the mat Maia has a 99% chance of winning.
So all those who are saying Maia is going to win this as a cake walk are dum…
Afterall the fight starts out on the feet!!
ahhhh….you spelled dumb wrong.
Ha ha well i guess i just defined irony there. Anyway thanks for pointing that out but my point still stands.
Charles McCarthy PICKed Bisping up and SLAMMED him like nothing. Bisping takedown defense is not that good smart guy.
Watch the Rashad Evans fight then
Um….I’m sure were talking about Bisping at 185 and not at 205. I don’t care what he did then. He hasn’t shown it yet. MCcarthy dropped his ass and he isn’t even a wrestler.
Your point that was then this is now. He hasn’t shown any great TDD at 185.
O, so I guess he just lost all his TDD and ground skills when he lost 20 lbs?? Please.. get real, so Charles Mccarthy got a take down on Bisping, big woop. Like that automatically means that ANYONE can take him down and wreck him. Your forgetting the part where Mccarthy didn’t even answer the bell for the 2nd rd. Just because a sub par fighter got one take down on Bisping doesn’t mean that it’s open season now and that he has no ground game.
That was then, his first drop to 185, probably the most difficult pull he has had, this is now, been fighting at 185 for a while.
Man I love this site. Some of you guys get so damn emotional over a comment. LOL
When did i say he has no ground game? If he gets on the ground with a World Class Jitz guy it’s OVER!!! End of story. Bisping= overrated beating a steroid Leban means nothing.
How are you deriving emotion from text? You can’t see the person, you can’t hear the person, thats ridiculous… And yea you worded it perfectly;
IF he gets to the ground sure, it’s over. But the same is true for Maia IF the fight doesn’t go to the ground. And from the sound of it; even if Bisping could beat Hendo, Franklin etc.. you’d still be posting the same ignorant crap about him. Just another hater..
Maia.. by choke out!
Word!
Would be a great fight. Bisping has pretty solid takedown defense, though, and I think he’d be able to pull it out. If it does hit the ground, though, Maia all the way.
Maia has hairy nipples.
With that said, he would own Bisping easily if they ever fought, which is why the fight will never happen.
Good point about the nipples, maybe thats where he gets all his Jiu-Jitsu strength from.
Look what he did to Quarry who is a WAYYYYYYYY BETTER striker than Bisping. Get real Maia by complete OWNAGE!!
Quarry has no ground game… Bisping does
Again McCarthy nearly broke Bisping freaking arm in that “Arm Bar” bisping barely got out of. If “World Champ” Maia slaps on a submission it’s over.
Assuming world champ maia gets it to the ground int he first place
O DAMN… I dont know about u, but im ready to f*ckin PIMP SLAP, PIMP MAN!
LOL
quarry does NOT have better stand-up than bisping, not even close. he may have a little more power but thats about it. i know before the quarry/maia fight alot of people liked quarry (he’s a likable guy) but i always thought quarry was a step down from j-mac for maia and knew he would’nt be a challenge to maia. bisping would be.
I agree. Nate’s got heavier hands than Bisping, but Bisping mixes up his strikes a lot better. He’s more accurate with his punches and he utilizes his kicks really well. And Quarry was a solid win for Maia, but his limited ground skills made him a less difficult opponent than McDonald. Bisping would be a very tough fight, but I think Maia would be able to take it. I think he would have a tough time getting it to the ground, but as soon as he did Bisping would be in trouble. Bisping is good at scrambling and getting back to his feet, but it’s a lot different when competing against a BJJ world champion who will take advantage of any mistake he makes trying to get back up.
bisping is one of my least favorite fighters. but, his style matches up with maia better than quarry’s. bisping has much better footwork, and is way lighter on his feet. plus his takedown defense is better as well. i wouldnt say that maia would own bisping at all. i actually think this would be a pretty exciting, evenly matched fight.
quarry just has heavier hands.
Again please stop with this “Solid Takedown Defense” that Bisping supposed to have.
Charles McCarthy freaking SLAMMED him down like a sack of potatoes.
laddi freakin dah!! anything can happen one night, that wont happen the next pimp man! mccarthy is a big 185er. bigger than maia. who cares if he got taken down once! CHHHRRRRIIIISSSTTTT!
SH*T HAPPENS! WHO CARES IF HE GOT TAKEN DOWN! DOESNT MEAN IT’S GONNA HAPPEN EVERYTIME.
Must be a Bisping nut-hugger. *Matt Hughes voice* “I love it”.
Looks like your butt hurt…..LMAO Stop typing in all CAPS!!!
dude, i hate bisping. i wrote it at the top of this post too.
I saw you say it allamerican. Pimp_man is just hating today. He’s an angry guy. I think he needs a hug. Maybe Quarry or Maia will give him a kiss?
look 5 comments up at the first line of my comment. im just sick of you saying mccarthy SLAMMED him and his tdd isnt good. everybody gets taken down at some point in their career, no matter how good their tdd is! thats my problem dude.
That’s my point all it takes is one Takedown. Ask Quarry. Maybe Bisping does have GREAT TDD but all it takes is one slip up. Hendo nearly got submitted because of 1 take down by Pahlares.
and hughes is probably the only fighter i hate more than bisping too.
i understand completely. but if you have a good enough ground game to survive and get up(which bisping does), you can turn it around and win. just like hendo did. its obvious that we’re gonna butt heads on the subject forever so i’ll just let it go. but as long as you understand that there’s two sides of the fence, thats all i was trying to accomplish. lol… u liked the pimp slap comment though, huh?!
I do get what your saying though. If this fight does happen it will be a good one.
LOL…That was a good response about “The pimp slap” thats why i never responded because I couldn’t think of anything. LOL
all in fun buddy!
and again, i really dont like bisping. i think he’s a little over-hyped by many, but im not one of the many.
I would like to see this fight. I don’t think the UFC will do this right now just because Bisbing is committed to TUF for the next few months. I’m not sure that protecting Bisbing is as big a concern as many think. He is popular, but I don’t think a loss would really change that. But I believe the UFC has learned that protecting fighters is not worth it in the long term. Yes if an established star can continue winning it allows them to be sold as legitimate. But if a unknown upsets a big name it creates a new star for them to promote. Gonzaga is a good example of this.
maia would tool bisping honestly – clinch, pull guard and itll be over within 30secs
tap, nap, or snap!
If anything he just copies Hendo’s gameplan vs Palhares and it’s over for Maia. Besides, even if Maia pulls guard, apply the head crank to break the closed guard and just stand up. There’s no reason to stay on the ground if Bisping doesn’t have to.
this clown just trains jitz i bet. therefore, he thinks maias jitz is so good that he is assuming thats all that matters in mma. his is not an opinion that i value, how bout you O DAMN?
Would have to agree, a one sentence “Bisping will get tooled” argument doesn’t really have a very solid base.
Henderson is a incredible wrestler and Bisping is not. Unlike Pahlares, Maia set’s up takedowns which he did against Quarry. Pahlares just shot in for Hendo and continued to get stuffed.
put down the pipe buddy…thats funny sh*t!
so let me guess… u train jitz, right. so you just assume thats how it would go cuz thats what you know…
Demian Maia really impresses the shit out og me more and more every fight.
I’m pretty confident that Maia is gonna become the UFC middleweight champ at some time! the only thing that could stop him is that he needs to get his name out there more and build more hype around his own name! his name isn’t strong enough to fight for the title just yet but.
but it will if he does the right thing.. and fighting Michael Bisping is a good business move for him, not so good for the UFC
i agree. if maia beat bisping, there goes their rising stars spot on the tottem(sp) pole. they would be kickin themselves in the ass!
Very True!!
Wow all things mai train jumpers lol, A yes he is good he has great submisson skills but yet he’s not had many matches in ufc yet has yet to face great stiker hes faced heavy hand people an gate keepers into the UFC saying he will tap out Bisping in 30 seconds very stupid statement
Sorry the only great striker in the MW division is Anderson Silva. The rest striking are average compared to Anderson Silva. So you statement makes no sense.
If you would have put no periods that would have been perfect.
very, very stupid statement!
bisping would rather fight at heavy wieght then fight maia
bispings preperation in the gym for this fight if it happens is perfecting the proper tap fingers fully extended with three firm full taps.
dia mette……… no comment. bye.
big bisping fan and consider him top 5 in the division but stay away from maia. too good on the ground.
Maia is the MAN! There is no way, no how, Bisping would even make it out of the 1st round. Bisping is sooooooo overrated its not even funny. They should serve this chump to Maia to shut alot of people up. B R O C K
It would be extremly difficult for Maia to take Bisping to the ground, Evans and Hamill both struggled at LHW and that does translate to this fight. I believe Bisping would keep the fight standing and pick Maia apart, only going for the finish if it Maia was badly hurt and vulnerable to some of Bispings brutal ground and pound. Another factor is that Bisping is one of few fighters who doesnt have to pass gaurd to inflict serious damage on the ground. Bisping would crush him easily.
Personally I would rather see Maia in with Big Dog Richardo Almeida. I think two great bjj fighters going head to head would be a great fight. I think the fight Almeida had with Cote was close if he had won he would have got the shot against Anderson Silva so if Maia wants to move up the ladder this fight would be just as big as Bisping.