Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi climbs into the Octagon on Saturday for the 16th time. “My goal is to be one of the top Canadian fighters in the UFC,” Makdessi said in an interview. He says for now “MMA is my wife, it’s my girlfriend, it’s my best friend.”“All I do is watch tape and eat, sleep and train — three, four hard training sessions a day,” he said. Very passionate, a lot of knowledge,” Makdessi, who has won two straight and three of his last four, said of Roufus. While an undersized lightweight, the five-foot-eight Makdessi is an accomplished striker with a deep arsenal.

Source: National Post March 21, 2019 18:11 UTC