Jason MacDonald

Yes, Jason MacDonald fought off submission attempts, but so what? MacDonald was still LOSING THE FIGHT. Just because Maia doesn't finish an opponent doesn't ... UFC 102 PREDICTIONS15rounds.com PENICK: Previews and Predictions for UFC 102 - Couture vs. NogueiraMMATorch

Among his five UFC opponents, only one -- Jason MacDonald, an excellent MMA grappler in his own right -- made it out of the first round. Three of Maia's ... UFC 102 Preview: Nate Marquardt vs. Demian MaiaWatch Kalib Run UFC 102 Matchups: Marquardt vs. Maia Odds & PicksThe Spread

 Canada Maia, but believes recent results don't do him justice. Prior to the losses, he won three straight against Chris Price, Canadian Joe Doerksen and Scott Smith after opening his UFC account with losses to Kendall Grove and Canadian Jason MacDonald. ...

 Canada - Neil Davidson Maia, but believes recent results don't do him justice. Prior to the losses, he won three straight against Chris Price, Canadian Joe Doerksen and Scott Smith after opening his UFC account with losses to Kendall Grove and Canadian Jason MacDonald. ...

 NC I think Maia is deserving…I also think Marquardt is deserving of a re-match…much moreso than Henderson. I don’t know why people have been on Okami’s jockstrap. Since he lost to Franklin…he decisioned Jason MacDonald, Dean Lister, and stopped Evan ...

 UK Middleweights: Anderson Silva (LH), Rich Franklin (LH), Dan Henderson (LH), Michael Bisping (LH), Kendall Grove, Chris Leben, Jason MacDonald, Nate Marquardt, Drew McFedries, Ricardo Almeida, Evan Tanner and Yushin Okami, Demian Maia, Martin Kampmann ...

 Canada Maia then chokes them out. He has done it in each of his four UFC fights - choking out Ryan Jensen, Ed Herman (who refused to tap and was briefly rendered unconscious), Canadian Jason MacDonald, and most recently Nate Quarry - and will be looking to ...

By ben UFC 97 MMA Anderson Silva Thales Leites Chuck Liddell Mauricio Shogun Rua(Props: MMA Mania) Maybe the epic visual presentation for St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 has spoiled us, but we're getting the sense that the UFC's design. ... Now, Demian Maia , there's a submission master I want to see Silva defend...

Quarry last appeared at UFC 91, where he lost to submission specialist Demian Maia via rear naked choke. It was his first fight since an freak eye injury kept him on the sidelines for six months following his fan-favorite performance against Kalib Starnes at UFC 83. ... Jason MacDonald was last...

By Casey Trowbridge At UFC 97 in Montreal on April 18, popular and exciting Jason MacDonald (22-11 MMA, 5-4 UFC) will return to action against Nate Quarry (10-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in a Middleweight contest. Both MacDonald and Quarry will be looking to bounce back from recent losses. Demian Maia submitted Quarry at U...

By Kage Phan MacDonald suffered a first round loss to Wilson Gouveia at The Ultimate Fighter Finale 8 December 13, 2008. MacDonald is 4-4 in his last 8 outings and will look to get back on the winning track in his home country. Quarry was defeated at UFC 91 November 15th in Las Vegas by Damian Maia by rear nak...

Earlier this week Jason MacDonald revealed that he would get back into action at UFC 97. He said that he had signed a bout agreement but would not reveal his opponent at that time. Well today MMAWeekly.com reports that MacDonald's opponent will be ... Quarry to Demian Maia and MacDonald to Wilson...

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By Jason Cole Quarry is coming off of a loss at UFC 91 at the hands of submission specialist Demian Maia. Quarry is 5-2 overall in the UFC. Nate is a real inspiration to many. He has come back nicely from a serious back injury and back surgery which ...

Great groundwork is the hallmark of the fight between Jason MacDonald vs. Demian Maia. MacDonald has been slowly rising in the ranks in the world of UFC and is currently running on a no loss streak. You'll enjoy the skill and action in ... Lastly, "UFC.com Featurettes" are a series of interviews wi...

By Casey Trowbridge Best Knockout of the Year Winner: Rashad Evans R2 over Chuck Liddell at UFC 88 September 6, 2008 in Atlanta. Best Submission of the year Winner: Demian Maia R3 via rear naked choke over Jason MacDonald at UFC 87 on August 9 in Minneapolis.

By Jesse Holland I tend to be a little hard on Jason MacDonald in my Nostradumbass predictions, but this is one fight that definitely has me singing his praises. Maia was coming into the bout with an undefeated record and MacDonald was last seen at UFC 83 where he finished off Joe Doerksen. It didn’t take long f...

By ben The UFC’s visit to Minneapolis proved the following… — Demian Maia is one of the most talented submission specialists in MMA, in any organization, in any weight class. His choke-out of Jason MacDonald gave him his third-consecutive Submission of the Night bonus.

By Eric Shapiro Demian Maia A highly decorated grappler, undefeated Demian Maia (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) most recently choked out Nate Quarry in the first round of their meeting at UFC 91 this past November. Prior to that, Maia took out Ryan Jensesn, Ed Herman and Jason MacDonald, all via submission. Maia has alr...

By MMAmania However, it was the first time in his UFC career that he was not awarded with “Submission of the Night” honors. Ho-hum. In addition to Quarry, Maia — a 2007 Abu Dhabi tournament winner — has submission wins over Ryan Jensen, Ed Herman and Jason MacDonald since his debut with the promotion at UF...

By FlyByKnight Thiago Alves: Holds dominant victories over Karo Parisyan, Matt Hughes, and Josh Koscheck. All three are top ten welterweights and arguably top five at the time of the fight(s). Demian Maia: Submitted Ed Herman, Jason MacDonald, and Nate Quarry which established himself as a legitimate...

By PMorales Demian Maia – A strong 2008, with wins over Ed Herman, Jason MacDonald and Nate Quarry, has moved Maia to the top of the heap in UFC MW division. His BJJ has looked unstoppable with three out of his four UFC victories earning him submission of the night honors. With limited viable competition f...

By someonespecial4 Demian Maia -  Maia is 9-0 overall and 4-0 in the UFC.  He has looked very, very impressive.  He has 4 submissions wins.  He has UFC wins over Nate Quarry, Ed Herman and Jason MacDonald.  He has earned the reputation of having the best functional jiu jitsu for MMA.   Most everyone agrees that Silv...

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By Jesse Holland Main Card: George St Pierre (16-2) vs. Jon Fitch (19-2) Brock Lesnar (1-1) vs. Heath Herring (28-13) Kenny Florian (9-3) vs. Roger Huerta (20-1-1) Manny Gamburyan (8-2) vs. Rob Emerson (7-6) Demian Maia (7-0) vs. Jason MacDonald (20-9)

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By Ivan Trembow(noreply@blogger.com) With its choices for Fight of the Night favoring sloppy stand-up fights, the UFC is playing into the ignorant misconception that ground fighting is inherently less exciting. Go watch Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald, or Wilson Reis vs. Abel Cullum, or any other recent fight that was a great g...

By MMAmania He suffered just the second UFC loss of his career to Goran Reljic earlier this year. MacDonald, too, is in a similar situation. He rebounded from a loss with a finish of Jason Lambert via submission (rear naked choke) at UFC 88: ... See Maia, Demian. TUF 8 Finale will also feature the finals of the l...

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MacDonald, 21-10, last competed at UFC 88 this past September, where he submitted Jason Lambert with a rear naked choke at 1:20 of round 2. Prior to the win against Lambert, MacDonald competed less than a month earlier at UFC 87. Facing renowned grappler Demian Maia, MacDonald tapped to a re...

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By Jon Grilz Versus the guy behind you at a UFC event chanting "USA! USA!" without realizing the guy he is chanting for is Canadian (yes, this did happen at UFC 87, as Canadian Jason MacDonald fended off multiple submission attempts from Brazilian Damian Maia).

By Doug Drexler Another fight that will likely be a topic of conversation for fight fans following UFC 91 is a middleweight bout between Nate Quarry (10-2-0) and Demian Maia (8-0-0). Quarry gained notoriety following his appearance on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. Due to injury, he wasn’t abl...

By Pat Last 3 fights Win against Jason MacDonald via rear naked choke at UFC 87Win against Ed Herman via triangle choke at UFC 86Win against Ryan Jensen via rear naked choke at UFC 77 Demian Maia Born-                                Sao Paulo, Brazil Age-                               ...

By FlyByKnight 3.) Demian Maia: Much like Reljic, Maia is a promising prosject in the UFC's 185-pound division. However, at 30 years of age, he has a smaller window to get to his goal of becoming a champion. In his short stint so far in the UFC, Maia has made a mark on everyone. In his three fights, he has finished a...

By Kris Karkoski After back-to-back “Submission of the Night” victories over Ed Herman and Chris Leben, MacDonald suffered his first UFC defeat at the hands of Rich Franklin in early-2007. MacDonald has since alternated wins and losses, losing to Yushin Okami and Demian Maia while earning victories ov...

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By Kris Karkoski Undefeated middleweight Jiu Jitsu specialist Demian Maia will take on fellow 185-pounder Nate Quarry at UFC 91 on November 15th in Las Vegas. Maia recently confirmed the matchup with Tatame. With an unblemished 5-0 record outside of the octagon Maia debuted in the UFC in October 2007 and h...

By ben — A middleweight fight between Demian Maia and Nate Quarry has been added to UFC 91. Maia, who’s gone undefeated in eight pro fights, picked up his third UFC win last month with a submission of Jason MacDonald at UFC 87. Quarry is coming off his infamous unanimous decision win over Kalib Starn...

By CagE Maia, 3-0, has been tearing through the UFC middleweight division, defeating tough fighters like - Ed Herman, Jason MacDonald and Ryan Jensen. Since becoming a highlight reel for Rich Franklin, Nate Quarry is on a two fight winning streak, defeating Pete Sell at Fight Night 11 and Kalib S...

Middleweight Demian Maia (8-0) will fight Nate Quarry at UFC 91 "Couture vs. Lesnar" in Las Vegas on Nov. 15, reports Tatame.com. Maia has taken home the Submission of the Night award in all three of his UFC fights, in his wins over Ryan Jensen, Ed Herman and Jason MacDonald. read more

By Chart Topper Besides the heavyweight title match between UFC champion Randy “The Natural” Couture and Brock Lesnar, little has been said about the fights scheduled for UFC 91. Recently Demian Maia confirmed, via the TUF interviews with Tatame, that he would be fighting at UFC 91 against Nate Quarry. will keep you up to date. Besides the heavyweight title match between UFC champion Randy “The Natural” Couture and Brock Lesnar, little has been said about the fights scheduled for UFC 91. Recently Demian Maia confirmed, via the TUF interviews with Tatame, that he would be fighting at UFC 91 against Nate Quarry. Both fighters will be coming off [...]   [read the full post]

By Steve Cofield Jason MacDonald showed some balls by taking a fight less than month after he lost at UFC 87 in Minneapolis. MacDonald was beat up pretty badly by jiu-jitsu ace Demian Maia. He got back to his game in Atlanta by taking down Jason Lambert early in the first and second rounds. 'The Athlete' submit...

By Kris Karkoski Jason MacDonald will attempt to rebound from a third-round submission loss to Demian Maia at UFC 87 earlier this month when he takes on Jason Lambert at UFC 88. ... MacDonald (20-10) opened his UFC career with back-to-back wins over Ed Herman and Chris Leben but then dropped three of his next fi...

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Jason MacDonald is making his return to the cage at UFC 87 on Saturday night to take on Demian Maia. He doesn't plan on being the up-and-comer, or anyone else's, stepping stone to the middleweight title...

By Kris Karkoski (admin) I probably couldn’t have been more wrong about this one. I seriously under-estimated Demian Maia so if he is reading this, my apologies buddy. But I honestly thought that if pushed, Maia would gas out and be unable to work his jiujitsu magic. Though Jason MacDonald didn’t exactly execut...

By kw Winner: Georges St. Pierre by unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 50-44) Fight #1 – Jason MacDonald vs Demian Maia Rd 1 – Quality grappling. Triangles, Rear Nakeds and Guillotines. Maia was cut by a right hand from MacDonald but still won the round. Rd 2 – Maia spent most of the round mounted on Ma...

By someonespecial4 Georges St. Pierre defeats Jon Fitch via Unanimous DecisionBrock Lesnar defeats Heath Herring via Unanimous DecisionKenny Florian defeats Roger Huerta via Unanimous DecisionDemian Maia defeats Jason MacDonald via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in Round ThreeRob Emerson defeats M...

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By Scott White Over the past week, Canadian-middleweight Jason “The Athlete” MacDonald has been covering the happenings at UFC 87: Seek and Destroy on his blog at Sportsnet.ca. In his most recent post, MacDonald discussed his upcoming bout with Demian Maia and how a lot of fans are focusing solely on Mai...

By kw Ben Saunders (170) vs Ryan Thomas (170) Everyone made weight. Main Card Georges St. Pierre (170) vs Jon Fitch (170) Heath Herring (250) vs Brock Lesnar (265) Kenny Florian (155) vs Roger Huerta (155) Jason MacDonald (185) vs Demian Maia (185) Rob Emerson (155) vs Manny Gamburyan (155) Prel...

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By Jonathan Hunley This Saturday is UFC 87: Seek and Destroy, and Brock Lesnar will be ready to do just that. I see Brock coming into the same situation that he did against Frank Mir. Other Predictions for UFC 87 Demian Maia will defeat Jason MacDonald by submission in the second round.

By someonespecial4 Demian Maia has some of the best jiu jitsu in the UFC.  The winner of this fight is looking to climb into contention in the middleweight divison and could be considered a top 5 guy with a solid win.  Jason MacDonald has tons of talent and he could easily KO Maia.  However, I think if this fight gets...

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By Sam Caplan In his most recent column for the web site Sportsnet.ca, UFC middleweight Jason MacDonald announced that he’s signed a bout agreement to face up and coming superstar Demian Maia. The bout will take place on August 9 in Minneapolis, MN at the Target Center. The event will be headlined by a UFC w...

By someonespecial4 Karo Parisyan vs. Matt Serra Matt Hughes vs. Chris Wilson Middleweight: Martin Kampmann vs. Nate Quarry Yushin Okami vs. Demian Maia Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner Nate Marquardt vs. Jason MacDonald Chris Leben vs. Michael Bisping Light Heavyweight: Forrest Griffin vs. Wilson Gouveia

By MMA Junkie The Team Quest fighter, though, turned things around with a first-round submission of Chris Price at UFC Fight Night 8, a second-round submission of Scott Smith at UFC 72, and then a third-round knockout of veteran fighter Joe Doerksen this past November at UFC 78.

As far as I can tell, not very much.  UFC tried to convince us last night through the televising of two other middleweight bouts that Alan Belcher, Kalib Starnes, Demian Maia, and Ryan Jensen may give Silva a run for his money.  But, what was mystifying is the fact that Yushin Okami’s decision...

By UFCmania 185 lbs.: Anderson Silva () vs. Rich Franklin () Hvywt.: Tim Sylvia () vs. Brandon Vera () 185 lbs.: Kalib Starnes () vs. Alan Belcher () 185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald () vs. Yushin Okami () 185 lbs.: Ryan Jensen () vs. Demian Maia () 155 lbs.: Jason Black () vs. Matt Grice ()

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By Sam Caplan Yushin Okami vs. Jason MacDonald Gary Herman: Franklin vs Okami = Close Fight. Franklin vs MacDonald = One-sided Franklin victory. Okami vs MacDonald = Same. One-sided Okami win. Okami by third round stoppage. Demian Maia vs. Ryan Jensen Jason Black vs. Matt Grice

By UFCmania 185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald (19-8) vs. Yushin Okami (20-4) 155 lbs.: Jorge Gurgel (11-2) vs. Alvin Robinson (8-2) 170 lbs.: Josh Burkman (8-4) vs. Forrest Petz (13-4) 185 lbs.: Ryan Jensen (11-2) vs. Demian Maia (5-0) 155 lbs.: Jason Black (21-3-1) vs. Matt Grice (8-1)