Are We Saying Demian Maia Is A Bum?

[Franc Mittelo]

This is what I am interpreting from the developing narrative post-Usman vs Maia. It is seems like the fans are saying Maia is a bum and Usman should have smashed him left right and centre. SInce Usman didn't, then Usman can't be that good.

Khabib fought Iaquinta for 5 rounds, and the McGregor fans tried to downplay it, but the overall narrative was "Khabib time."

Usman vs Maia was pretty similar fight to Khabib vs Iaquinta. No?

 

[Jawth]

He lost to three unlikeable guys in a row, people are just pissed at him right now.

 

[Blossom's Hat]

I'm telling everyone it's because he's a geriatric

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

Maia has been figured out.

If you stop his takedown, your chance of winning goes up significantly.

He is also 40.

 

[elreece]

He lost to three unlikeable guys in a row, people are just pissed at him right now.

That and his boring

 

[Kekonaut]

Bum? No.
Contender (ever)? Also no.

 

[Evangelion]

This is what I am interpreting from the developing narrative post-Usman vs Maia. It is seems like the fans are saying Maia is a bum and Usman should have smashed him left right and centre. SInce Usman didn't, then Usman can't be that good.

Khabib fought Iaquinta for 5 rounds, and the McGregor fans tried to downplay it, but the overall narrative was "Khabib time."

Usman vs Maia was pretty similar fight to Khabib vs Iaquinta. No?

No it was not similar to Khabib vs Iaquinta. Khabib dominated that fight and he even traded with Al.

Usman was too pussy to even brawl with pillow fisted Maia

 

[GSP_37]

Right now, it's hard to imagine how he beat or finished some dangerous guys like Condit and Gunnar so easily.

 

[AC1D1K]

You're new around here. when fighter is at end of the career, sherdoggers ponder "was this person even any good to begin with"

 

[Workaholic]

He's not a bum he's just old

 

[Franc Mittelo]

No it was not similar to Khabib vs Iaquinta. Khabib dominated that fight and he even traded with Al.

Usman was too pussy to even brawl with pillow fisted Maia

We obviously watched two different fights. I saw Usman literally running after Maia in some points of the fights. Maybe you were too hypnotized with hate to have seen that. LOL

 

[Post 2 Decision]

Usman did more than Woodley did! Hahahaha

Maia was a good fighter but about as close to a one trick pony as you can be in MMA.

Guy got title shots at MW and WW so it definitely worked for him enough to be remembered as a great fighter.

Hope he gets a retirement fight and wins via RNC

 

[Franc Mittelo]

He's not a bum he's just old

I don't think people would be saying that if he had somehow pulled a RNC. Nobody thought he was old against Masvidal.

 

[fortheo]

Maia has been figured out.

If you stop his takedown, your chance of winning goes up significantly.

He is also 40.

He is also fighting Masvidal, Woodley, and covington back to back to back in a time span of 6 months and then fighting Usman with 3 weeks notice.

 

[fortheo]

Prime Maia is a contender. 40 year old, tired, short notice Maia is fringe top 15.

 

[Workaholic]

I don't think people would be saying that if he had somehow pulled a RNC. Nobody thought he was old against Masvidal.

He didn't though

 

[Sapp]

He's old, slow, unmotivated and has a clear roadmap to being beaten.

 

[Dead Kennedy]

Demian Maia a bum?

The game has just passed him by. It happens to them all.

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

He is also fighting Masvidal, Woodley, and covington back to back to back in a time span of 6 months and then fighting Usman with 3 weeks notice.

Very true. He also fought Woodley with a 4 week camp after literally fighting Masvidal a week or two prior.

 

[welcometohavoc]

This is what I am interpreting from the developing narrative post-Usman vs Maia. It is seems like the fans are saying Maia is a bum and Usman should have smashed him left right and centre. SInce Usman didn't, then Usman can't be that good.

Khabib fought Iaquinta for 5 rounds, and the McGregor fans tried to downplay it, but the overall narrative was "Khabib time."

Usman vs Maia was pretty similar fight to Khabib vs Iaquinta. No?

Seriously comparing Khabib's performance to Usman's? \

Khabib landed twice as many shots, as Usman, landed 6 takedowns, attempted 15, attempted over 300 total strikes...

Khabib was miles more active than Usman