Demian Maia is half Russian

[the big marmot]

He just said it in his podcast. That explains the his lack of expression as a Brazilian and maybe his raw strength in the clinch.

 

[SSgt Dickweed]

Could have never guessed that one. I am speculating that Masvidal has some Russian in him. He doesn't look like a typical Latino. Cuba had a number of Russian immigrants back in the Soviet days afaik.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Should've been named Dmitry Maia by his parents

 

[Frankie Baby!]

Definitely looks more Russian than Brazilian

 

[Reign009]

No wonder he tends to ragdoll guys rather than fight off of his back.

War Dmitrian Maiashev

 

[Travis Alexander]

But I’ve never seen him wear a track suit zipped to the top with a thin gold chain??!

 

[imbossing]

No wonder he tends to ragdoll guys rather than fight off of his back.

War Dmitrian Maiashev

Who is that?

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Definitely looks more Russian than Brazilian

He looks like he could be from anywhere in Yurrp TBH, except maybe British Isles and Scandinavia.

 

[Frankie Baby!]

He looks like he could be from anywhere in Yurrp TBH, except maybe British Isles and Scandinavia.

Lmao, he looks like everything other than Brazilian

 

[The Chosen]

So we’ve pinned down some of the old world non Portuguese ethnicities of many Brazilian fighters:
Gracies are Scottish
Machida is Japanese and Italian
Maia is Russian

 

[The Chosen]

He looks like he could be from anywhere in Yurrp TBH, except maybe British Isles and Scandinavia.

He looks like Nikolaj Coster-Waldau who is a Dane

 

[the big marmot]

So we’ve pinned down some of the old world non Portuguese ethnicities of many Brazilian fighters:
Gracies are Scottish
Machida is Japanese and Italian
Maia is Russian

werdum half spanish/ half french

 

[Kyler Ruxin]

Who is that?

 

[The Chosen]

werdum half spanish/ half french

Off the top of my head Werdum sounds very German

 

[Reign009]

Who is that?

Pay attention bro

 

[SSgt Dickweed]

werdum half spanish/ half french

Werdum is a Thoroughbred.

 

[the big marmot]

Off the top of my head Werdum sounds very German

He said (that his father have told him) that werdum was french

 

[MMAart]

So we’ve pinned down some of the old world non Portuguese ethnicities of many Brazilian fighters:
Gracies are Scottish
Machida is Japanese and Italian
Maia is Russian

Machida's mother side is Italian and also Portuguese according to his bio on wiki.

Lmao, he looks like everything other than Brazilian

Brazilian is of mixed ethnicities, some are lighter skin, like Shogun Rua and his wife, both of whom I believe have mainly Italian ancestry.

 

[ViD]

No wonder the best of the Brazilians is a Russian

 

[Frankie Baby!]

Brazilian is of mixed ethnicities, some are lighter skin, like Shogun Rua and his wife, both of whom I believe have mainly Italian ancestry.

This is true, but there's tons that look like they're from Brazil