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Demian Maia was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and began with judo at six, later practising Wing Chun and Shotokan karate before finding Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his late teens. Training up to three times a day, he earned his black belt in four years and seven months. His grappling titles include ADCC champion, IBJJF World champion, CBJJO World Cup winner and multiple IBJJF Pan American, North American and Brazilian championships; in 2001, as a brown belt, he shared IBJJF Worlds gold after an accidental head clash in the final. In MMA he went 29-11, joining the UFC in 2007, winning his first five UFC bouts by submission, challenging Anderson Silva for the title in 2010 and submitting Ben Askren in 2019. He holds a journalism degree, began teaching BJJ in 2001 and founded Demian Maia Jiu-Jitsu Brasileiro, which he expands worldwide through affiliation and seminars from his São Paulo academy.
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