Tough lessons help Maia get on winning roll

To watch Demian Maia during the UFC 194 media day at MGM Grand on Wednesday was to see a man who is not just one of the classiest practitioners of mixed martial arts, but also one of the most honest.So as he discussed his lifelong affiliation with all forms of martial arts, he revealed that as soon as he began studying jiu-jitsu, it was always with an eye toward fighting professionally. That meant his studies, particularly the college degree he picked up in journalism, probably wouldn’t be