This contest was not supposed to happen, but when an injury forced a new competitor Demian Maia was dropped into the pit with the most experienced striker on the planet. It doesn't take a crystal ball to see that Demian Maia, who lost by one punch to Nate Marquardt, is unlikely to win. Demian Maia has a chance to win, but he has to teleport onto the side of Anderson Silva and then roll him to the ground. It is a widely held belief that Anderson will be beaten on the ground, like Ryo Chonan's incredible move. I always thought it would be Dan Henderson to roll him over and pound him to sleep.
Anderson Silva has long arms and so he's in trouble when you get in close like Hendo tried to do.
Demian Maia's best strategy is to forget striking altogether and work on his wrestling. He needs to drive in and avoid the straight right while he is aiming for a double leg takedown. Maia needs to push Silva into the fence to avoid the extra blows and then he needs to isolate one limb from the rest. Silva has lots of weaknesses, but other fighters just don't get a chance to exploit them.
Post Fight Analysis
After reviewing the fight, Demian Maia should have listened to me. If he came in ready to charge and wrestle that fight would have been a whole lot more interesting instead of embarrassing.
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