??? how was he getting owned? i thought it was pretty even on the feet. a slight advantage to sonnen AT BEST. i wouldn’t mind seeing him against okami or nate but i think they don’t really want to test okami before they put him against anderson because fans just really want to see silva avenge his loss and thats it. maia should be one fight away.

I do think Maia needs to work quite a bit on his stand up, but I think his BJJ is the best I have ever seen in MMA. Better than Penn or anyone else. Id Silva can keep the fight standing, than just about anyone is screwed, but if Maia can get him down, I don’t think there is anyway for Silva to beat him. It could be an interesting fight to say the least.

Also, Marquardt looks freaking huge. I wonder what he truly ways come fight time. Wilson looked like he was from a dufferent class when next to Nate.

I’m really surprised people say that Maia is better on the ground than Palhares….

JRE seriously??? palhares couldnt submit an old and useless jeremy horn!!!

the only ppl he has submitted are relative nobodies from brasil…. he also gasses out very easy….. i was very disappointed watching his last fight

trust me when I tell you that Maia is better on the ground than EVERYbody! I had the whole Palhares/Maia ground game debate on the phone with philQny last night….trust me when I tell you that phil kNows Ju JITSU!!! I was asking Phil about how Maia’s jits compares to other jits wizards in the UFC, and Phil always has Maia’s ground game as the best. Only match up I stumped him a little on was a ground war between Maia/Almeida (who Phil thinks the world of)…in the end he had to go with Maia.

My thoughts on Maia, is that he should be Banned from mma! hahah not serious! His gorund game is too good. unless they match him up against Jacre/almeidqa/Palhares….its not even fair.

If he wants to fight, Maia should be kicked out of mma and forced to fight in K-1…. I dont see any middleweight contenders surviving a few minutes on the ground with Maia!

jason mcdonald

when did J-mac become a contender?

I agree, Maia is definitely in a league of his own in terms of the ground game. As soon as the fight hit the ground last night, I stood up and told my friends “This fights over” … and sure enough … done like 20 seconds later

I agree, Maia is definitely in a league of his own in terms of the ground game. As soon as the fight hit the ground last night, I stood up and told my friends “This fights over” … and sure enough … done like 20 seconds later

i just think maia has had easier opponents than palhares has had. Palhares would easily tap out Quarry and Herman too. And Maia would have more trouble with Henderson.

i think Palhares needs to work on his conditioning…. he was so gassed out against jeremy horn that he gave up his back!!! i’m just saying that if he does that against maia …. maia wont hesitate to finish

john i meant that if jason lasted as long as he did on the ground any guy with decent ju jits should be ablke to defend submissions, which is why i think marquardt would dummy maia

your logic is correct. HOwever, I am not so sure that anyone can survive the ground against him. Fightkng Maia is like fighting Aoki…Everyone thinks they will beat them up with their hands, but they never even get touched….They drag you done and slap on a submission….Fight over!

J-mac and Nate are probably on the same level when it comes to Jits….mcFairy might be slightly better on the ground.

Namenot: that is a very interesting match up in deed! That match up would bore a lot of people, but I think it would be great!

Dana/joe silva should just Kick okami out of the UFC. I think the world of Yushin, but the UFC keeps unjustly not giving him a title shot that he had earned for a while now. I think the UFC makes itself look less like a sport, when they skip over deserving contenders in favor of more marketable ones. To me, Okami is one of the best middleweights out there, but if they arent going to operate like a real sport and give him the shot he deserves, then they may as well cut him!

Everytime someone other than okami gets a title shot, it cheapens the sport!

and this post is coming from someone who could care less if he ever see’s Okami fight again…Im just keepin it real!

Give the man his title shot, or cut him!

Perfectly put john, i like you believe this hurts MMA’s establishment as a sport as opposed to entertainment. That’s why i can respect LNP’ers like Linland or Antonio McKee who solely believe that they’re not here to entertain but win.

winning should be 1st and foremost! Now that you mention Lindland, this Okami situation reminds me so much of how the UFC treated Lindland, except Mat was vocal, and no one even knows what Okami is saying, if he even speaks at all!

Not every title fight has to be the fight of the decade. I respect it more if the most deserving fighters get their shot at the titles…..instead of the ones with the biggest fan base…

is okami maybe mute? lol

slow down there killa! Maia is one of my favorite fighter but to say Silva cant last 5 minutes with him is a joke! Taking Anderson down will not be easy for Maia. He has to be willing to strike with Anderson./…If he tries to just close the distance right away he is getting KO’ed quickly. Silva has a long reach and great footwork, which will make it hard for Maia to get in close enough to take Anderson down without getting Lit up!

Believe me I know Anderson is a beast but you gotta believe that at some point during rnd 1 that the fight would hit the ground and if it does I give Silva NO CHANCE on getting up. Maia has trained with Silva – He knows his strong and soft points. How come Anderson didn’t light up Lutter or Hendo? They both took him down quite easily. Maybe sayin that Silva won’t get out of the 1st rnd is a bit much but I do believe that at some point the fight would hit the ground and Anderson will be in a world of trouble.

there you go Jason T: now you are being realistic. Im not arguing with you. I think Maia has a better chance than most of taking Anderson’s title…I just wanted to point out that it wouldnt be as easy as your first post would suggest. Silva jits is very under rated, but Maia does it better than anyone else, so yES Maia would have a good shot at winning the title especially if he can get the fight on the ground….Just dont think it is possible for the 1st round!

Chael Sonnen went to the ground and got back up but Anderson couldnt? Anderson could submit Maia too ya know. Its not impossible. Then again Maia might hit the mat by himself.

Hit the mat by himself.lol

spell check xtremecouture15?

He is still smarter than jason T.

my d key is jammed….sorry not so hoodd345..but good point anyway LG

Ez boys – After Maia DESTROYS Silva(in rnd 1) please remember your comments.

WAR MAIA
WAR BROCK

bro..silva is a bjj black belt..hes no slouch on the ground..and silva is a better striker than maia blind folded..ur really insane..i hope maia pays ur bills cuz u ride his dick like he does

Whoa ez …….. take a breathe ……. All I’m sayin is that A Silva has NO CHANCE AT ALL against Maia and won’t make it out of round 1. No reason to get so worked up! I agree Silva is no slouch on the ground but if for some reason he finds himself in a ground fight with Maia he’ll be takin a nap pretty quick. As far as your comment about ridin dick its pretty clear whose dick your ridin xtremcouture
WAR BROCK

lol. how wrong you are!!

You may want Biping to lose against Hendo, but I did not see anything for Bisping to worry about when Hendo fought Franklin. I think Bispng has a good chance, when is the last time Hendrson has looked really impressive?
You may well hate Bisping now, you will hate him even more when he beats Henderson. Bisping by descision.

Maybe, but Bisping is not Franklin. Franklin would rape Bisping.

Sorry, but I am still waiting for Frankilin to prove he is still a force to be reckoned with after losing to Silva, and beatng Lutter an Hamil haven’t really done that for me. So when you say Bisping is not Franklin, that really means nothing to me. Franklin has not had any memorable or outstandig performances since losing to Silva. When he does, then I might consider him being the same Franklin that he used to be.