UFC Fight Night 209 Gane vs Tuivasa | 03 Sep 22 | |||||
UFC on ABC 2 Vettori vs Holland | 10 Apr 21 | |||||
UFC Fight Night 170 Lee vs Oliveira | 15 Mar 20 | |||||
UFC Fight Night 148 Thompson vs Pettis | 24 Mar 19 | |||||
UFC on Fox 30 Alvarez vs Poirier 2 | 28 Jul 18 | |||||
UFC on Fox 26 Lawler vs dos Anjos | 16 Dec 17 | |||||
UFC 206 Holloway vs Pettis | 10 Dec 16 | |||||
UFC Fight Night 90 Dos Anjos vs Alvarez | 07 Jul 16 | |||||
UFC 194 Aldo vs McGregor | 12 Dec 15 | |||||
UFC 187 Johnson vs Cormier | 23 May 15 | |||||
UFC 186 Johnson vs Horiguchi | 25 Apr 15 | |||||
UFC 165 Jones vs Gustafsson | 21 Sep 13 | |||||
UFC 158 St Pierre vs Diaz | 16 Mar 13 | |||||
UFC 154 St Pierre vs Condit | 17 Nov 12 | |||||
UFC 145 Jones vs Evans | 21 Apr 12 | |||||
UFC 140 Jones vs Machida | 10 Dec 11 | |||||
UFC 129 St Pierre vs Shields | 30 Apr 11 | |||||
John Makdessi (born May 3, 1985) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division and competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Makdessi was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 3, 1985, and is a first-generation Lebanese-Canadian born to Lebanese parents. His martial arts training started with Tae Kwon Do at the age of six. When Makdessi started high school, his dojo closed, and he could no longer continue. Towards the end of high school at the age of 19, he found a karate dojo where he learned Shotokan. Makdessi spent a lot of his time competing in kickboxing tournaments, and in 2006 won a gold medal in the USKBA. After going 22–0 in kickboxing, Makdessi began training in mixed martial arts.