John Makdessi battling to be one of Canada’s best-ever UFC fighters Globe_Sports
Graham Hughes/The Canadian PressAmong Canadians, only Georges St-Pierre , Patrick Cote and Sam Stout have more UFC fights to their credit, and all three are retired.“My goal is to be one of the top Canadian fighters in the UFC,” Makdessi said in an interview. “It’s an honour for me to represent Canada and also my heritage — Lebanese.”
“He’s a great man. Very passionate, a lot of knowledge,” Makdessi, who has won two straight and three of his last four, said of Roufus.Makdessi faces Peruvian Jesus Penudo on the undercard of a UFC televised show in Nashville. The two were paired last week after their original opponents withdrew through injury.
But the Halifax-born Makdessi, whose record in the UFC is 9-6-0, has also been the nail and not the hammer. But he says mixed martial arts was “kind of my escape from everyday life.” He started at six years old and says the years of training have kept him sharp and disciplined.Still it’s hard not to be a tough guy when your given name is John Wayne Makdessi.
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