Demian Maia had to take a hard loss against Belal Muhammad at UFC 263, he was unable to excavate Muhammad to the floor and show his good forte. In an Instagram post since the defeat of Muhammad, Demian Maia expressed regret and revealed the final plans before retired from his career at UFC.
“Nate Diaz, I watched my friend at the press conference, my friend was a great boxer, his friend representing Jiu-Jitsu and I respect that. It is not clear if they let me play more or not, but if so, I will be very honored to play the last MMA match in my career with my friend. I have long considered my home UFC, I want to finish my career.” – Maia said.
After the UFC 263 event, UFC President Dana White said the last match was the last match in Maia's agreement with UFC. Maia is 43 years old, falling in recent matches and has lost 5 in 8 matches since 2017, if you want to fight more Demian Maia, you need to re -sign a contract with UFC.
Also at the UFC 263 event, Nate Diaz also lost unfortunately against Leon Edwards when in the 5th half, he played very explosive continuously attacked and close to the victory against Edwards. However, in terms of score, Leon Edwards was the one who won the victory over Nate Diaz.