D. Maia is a five-time jiu-jitsu world champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufcbrasil
Jiu-jitsu legend, Demian Maia showed that, in addition to being present in the comments of Ultimate events, he also remains active and at a high level in the 'gentle art'. With an eye on Georges St-Pierre's return to martial arts, the Brazilian used his social networks and volunteered to welcome the Canadian at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6, edition to be held in December.
“Every now and then, something comes along that still motivates us a lot. Grappling with Georges St-Pierre will be a huge challenge and a great motivation. You, GSP, are one of the greatest competitors ever, who I respect a lot. I am on the game! Looking forward to competing in the UFC Invitational”, Demian posted on his account on Twitter.
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It was recently announced that the Canadian would star in the main fight of the event scheduled for December 14th, names like Anderson Silva, Kamaru Usman, Nick and Nate diaz were also fancied to become opponents of the former double champion. In a recent speech, St-Pierra assured that he would choose, together with his team, the best possible name to please the fans.
Five-time jiu-jitsu world champion, Demian is known for his flagship grappling. Retired from MMA since 2021, the São Paulo native began to dedicate himself solely to grapple and defeated names like Alex Cowboy Oliveira and Benson Henderson in their last performances, held in 2022.
Every now and then, something comes up that still does really motivate you.
Grappling @GeorgesStPierre will be a huge challenge & great motivation.
You GSP are one of the greatest competitors ever, whom I respect a lot. I'm game! Looking forward to competing at @ufc invitational.— Demian Maia (@demianmaia) July 20, 2023
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