Quotes from Demian Maia

I'm a jiu-jitsu guy and that's my root.

It's obvious that I want to reach Cerrone's win record, I know that's important for my career. Those milestones last forever, even if someone passes you later, they are forever.

Sometimes I don't talk too much, that's myself, but I truly believe I can be the champion. I feel, I can visualize that.

I lived in Barueri for a long time, and now I live in a city close to Barueri, so it's like my backyard.

The difference between me and other black belts is that I truly believe that jujitsu can be used in all aspects of MMA, because it was created to do that. If you train hard, it will work.

I know I have a lot of fans, and it's a big mistake try to please everybody.

Playboy in Brazil is like a rich boy, but I've never been a rich boy. My family is not rich. Actually, I help all my family.

I would never say 'Demian Maia jiu-jitsu.' I created lots of things that became known, but it's all Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

I felt when I was hitting guys or going for a takedown at 185, sometimes it was like hitting a wall.

You have to try your best to have peace of mind, and whatever happens you know you did your best

Don't get me wrong - I love going to academy every day and training as hard as I can; I love to learn. But I have other plans. When you are in the UFC, you gotta save 80 percent of your time for that. I want to do other nice stuff, other things that give me pleasure also.

Sonnen, to me, he's a great athlete, but he created that image so much for himself that people don't think he's that good. They just think he talks. So I think it's a risk you run when you do that.

Any man can be defeated.

When I fight, nobody boos. Everybody likes it. Everyone cheers for me. I'm happy about that, because I'm one of the guys who is putting the grappling and jiu-jitsu on the level where people are interested in the technique. I can get people excited about it.

Jiu-jitsu is very 'democratic,' it does not matter how you are physically - it is all about your mind, and a lot of technique.

You can't compare my background to the Gracies', not only in technique, but in terms of business and marketing.

There are lots of jiu-jitsu fighters who finish fights and have good MMA jiu-jitsu, but I think I've applied techniques which I can teach other people.

When you fight MMA, there are so many things involved, so many techniques, that you just can't do everything or you'll over-train.

I think sometimes the fighters aren't very clear on things, and even myself, I'm a fighter, a lot of fighters make mistakes about working their image and how they market themselves.

All of my fights, I try to end the fight. That's my style.

Fights are fights. It's a cliche, but it's true, you can never know how they'll go down for sure until you do it.

In general, I think longer fights benefits jiu-jitsu fighters because the other guy can make mistakes.

I cannot forget my roots. That's what helps me win fights.

Jiu-jitsu fighters usually have an advantage in longer fights even though MMA has breaks between rounds.