Two grappling wizards collide where the ground game becomes high art.
UFC Fight Night 29: Maia vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held on October 9, 2013, at the Ginásio José Corrêa in Barueri, Brazil. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Demian Maia and Jake Shields.
Practical Effects
Maia's brutal ground-and-pound evolution.
Direction
Clean broadcast capture of clinch warfare.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maia's welterweight reinvention began here—dropping weight to embrace his grappling roots after failed middleweight title runs.
This event marked UFC's deepening commitment to Brazilian market saturation, hosting their fourth Brazil show in 2013 alone.
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