MANILA, Philippines - Demian Maia’s impressive winning streak at welterweight continues as he made a quick work of former division title contender Carlos Condit in the main event of UFC on FOX 21 on Saturday, August 27 (Sunday Manila time) at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada.
The 38-year-old Brazilian veteran compelled his American opponent to wave the white flag at 1:52of the first round with a rear-naked choke.
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Maia effortlessly converted a takedown within the first 40 seconds of action before he calmly advanced his position and worked his way to Condit’s back.
Having a full rear view of a defenseless Condit, Maia wrapped his arms around his counterpart’s neck and tightened his squeeze to get the tap.
"This guy has been knocking out everybody," Maia said in the post-fight interview "This is the guy. I watched his [championship] fight against Robbie Lawler [in January]. For me, he was the champion. To come here and put in my work, with all the respect I have for him, I knew it would be hard fight. I'm just so happy and I think I've earned a title shot now."
With the impressive victory over Condit, Maia improves his professional win-loss slate to 24-6 and has now won 6-straight fights.
A highly-decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Maia has 12 submission wins in his 15-year prizefighting career, including 7 triumphs by way of rear-naked choke.
Meanwhile, Condit downgrades to a 30-10 record with the painful loss to Maia and has dropped two-consecutive Octagon outings.
The 32-year-old native of Albuquerque, New Mexico has spoken openly about the possibility of retirement earlier this year after suffering a razor-thin decision setback to Lawler for the UFC welterweight championship last January.
Condit, who is a two-time UFC title challenger and the organization’s ex-interim welterweight champion, stressed that his future in the sport remains uncertain.
“As far as my future [is concerned], I have no idea,” Condit stated. “Let’s just have to see.” – Rappler.com