After beating Lombard, Magny surprises and asks Demian Maia for a title fight

Magny (photo) has won ten of his last eleven fights. Photo: Jeff Bottari/UFC

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the american Neil Magny It's a rare case of humility in the world of MMA. After being defeated by Demian Maia, he insisted on being a student at a jiu-jitsu seminar taught by the Brazilian, in order to improve his techniques in the ground game with his tormentor. However, after hitting Hector Lombard at UFC Fight Night Brisbane, last Saturday (19), Magny went further and even defended a title shot for Demian, currently ranked sixth in the under-77 kg category rankings.

“The belt is my maximum challenge (…) But I think they could give the belt a chance Demian Maia. We have to see first how he will do in the next fight. But, he's one of the guys with the longest experience, so I'd like to see him try for the belt at this point. We have to see how his fight against Matt Brown goes,” said the American, at the press conference after the event.

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At 28, Neil Magny He is one of the most active Ultimate athletes today. In total, there were eleven fights for the North American, who has an impressive recent record of ten victories and just one setback since 2014. His only defeat in the period came precisely against Demian Maia, at UFC 190, in August last year.