Meyram Maquine Alves may have had the most challenging road to $10k of any athlete competing on Sunday morning’s CHAANCE: Spyder Road To Black tournament in South Korea.

After fighting in the UFC for nearly 15 years, Demian Maia returns to grappling competition at BJJ Stars 8 on April 30 where he will face current UFC welterweight Alex 'Cowboy' Oliveira in a no-gi match as the main event of the evening.

Since its inception in 1998, the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) World Championships has been the premier no-gi competition, starting as a way for athletes from various disciplines to test themselves. Initially taking place yearly and then moving to a biennial affair, there have been 13 ADCC events so far in its history.

One of the best grapplers to ever enter the UFC, Demian Maia, has indicated he'd be open to returning to his roots as his MMA career comes to a close. 

Demian Maia proved once again that the "mata leão" is the king of the jungle in mixed martial arts with a third-round submission over wrestling super-star Ben Askren at UFC Singapore.