When Santiago Ponzinibbio was forced out of UFC Chile due to an injury, Kamaru Usman almost did not have an opponent to fight. However, the “most-avoided fighter in UFC history” did get to keep his main event slot when 40-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Demian Maia decided to step in with a little over three weeks’ notice.
What was the high point of the fight?
As expected, Maia’s primary goal was to get to clinch range and shoot for a takedown and bring the fight to the mat.