Demian Maia: Getting Better All the Time
By all accounts, Maia has a great setup in his home city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, meaning it’s not the hot and sweaty hell of many Brazilian dojos. He has ample training partners to draw from, including high-level wrestlers often elusive to jiu-jitsu centered schools like his own. But that comes with a price. Like other MMA stars that run their own gyms, there are many distractions to take away from training. The solution: Wand Fight Team in Las Vegas, where strength and conditioning punisher Rafael Alejarra teamed up with Wanderlei Silva to focus Maia in the final month of training.
