Demian Maia’s jiu-jitsu snaps Neil Magny’s seven-fight streak
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The good news for Neil Magny was that his fight with Demian Maia started on the feet. The bad news was that it didn’t stay there for long.
As soon as hit the floor he got a free lesson in submission grappling by one of the best jiu-jitsu practitioners in MMA. The end result was a dominant performance for Maia (21-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC), who submitted Magny (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) with a rear-naked choke at the 2:52 mark of Round 2.
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Muay Thai is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on shins is known as "the art of eight limbs" because it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins, being associated with a good physical preparation that makes a full-contact fighter very efficient. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the twentieth century, when practitioners defeated notable practitioners of other martial arts.
