Filed under: News , UFC , Videos UFC welterweight contender Demian Maia has absorbed just 13 significant strikes in his past four fights combined. That’s a statistic he can take pride in, because the jiu-jitsu ace has always preached the importance of getting in and out of the octagon with both he and his opponent taking as little damage as possible. “It’s not conscious, during the fight I don’t think about that,” Maia told MMAjunkie. “But it’s the way my training is planned to get the least hit as possible and be able to clinch the guys and get closer.
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UFC contender Demian Maia proud of lack of damage taken in recent fights – MMA Junkie