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Gunnar Nelson on loss to Demian Maia: ‘I didn’t feel like I was in my own body’
- Updated: May 5, 2016
The UFC 194 showdown between Demian Maia and Gunnar Nelson was one of the most highly anticipated MMA matchups between elite jiu-jitsu players in years.
But what was expected to be a breathtaking battle between two of the game’s finest turned into a one-sided spectacle, as Maia, the salty veteran, took Nelson to school.
Maia relentlessly smothered Nelson in Las Vegas, earning a pair of 30-25s and a 30-26 in a unanimous decision.
With several months to digest what went down, Nelson says he simply didn’t feel like himself on the night of Dec. 12.
“I didn’t feel like I was in my own body, to be honest,” Nelson said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour.
Nelson does not believe he underestimated the 38-year old Maia, who has won four …
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