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John Makdessi is an Canadian

People of Canada

Canadians are the people who are identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be genetic, residential, legal, historical, cultural or ethnic...

professional mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

(MMA) fighter who competes in the lightweight

Lightweight (MMA)

The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...

division. Makdessi has been a professional MMA competitor since 2008, competing mostly in Canada before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Early Life

John was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

on May 3, 1985 and is a first generation Lebanese

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

-Canadian born to Lebanese parents. His martial arts training started with Taekwondo at the age of 6. When John started highschool though, his dojo closed, and he could no longer continue. Towards the end of highschool at the age of 17, he found a Karate Dojo. He 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, John started training for Mixed Martial Arts.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Makdessi signed with the UFC in 2010, making his debut at UFC 124

UFC 124

UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 11, 2010 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec...

in Montreal against Pat Audinwood

Pat Audinwood

Pat Audinwood is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the lightweight division. Nicknamed "Awesomely Awesome", Audinwood has been a professional MMA competitor since 2007, competing mostly in the north-east circuit in the U.S.-Background:Audinwood's began wrestling...

. Despite his obvious height and reach disadvantage, Makdessi was able to dominate Audinwood with inventive kicks, whilst also being able to stop Audinwood's attacks effectively. After three rounds, Makdessi was declared the winner via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).

Makdessi was expected to face TUF 12 winner Jonathan Brookins

Jonathan Brookins

Jonathan Brookins is a mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Brookins has mostly fought in Florida, as well as competing in The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck...

on April 30, 2011 at UFC 129

UFC 129

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.-Background:...

. However, Brookins was pulled from the bout and Makdessi instead faced Kyle Watson

Kyle Watson

Kyle Watson is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Watson mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs...

. Makdessi defeated Watson via knockout due to a spinning backfist in the third round.

Makdessi was expected to face Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor (fighter)

Paul Simon Taylor is an English mixed martial artist from Walsall. He stands 6'0" and weighs . He has fought regularly for Ultimate Fighting Championship. He holds notable wins over Jess Liaudin and Gabe Ruediger....

on August 14, 2011 at UFC on Versus 5

UFC on Versus 5

UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 14, 2011, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event was the first that the UFC has hosted in Wisconsin...

. However, Makdessi was forced from the bout with an injury.

Mixed martial arts record

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| Win
|align=center| 9–0
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Kyle Watson

| KO (spinning back fist)
| UFC 129

UFC 129

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.-Background:...

|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1:27
|Toronto, Ontario
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–0
|

Pat Audinwood

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 124

UFC 124

UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 11, 2010 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec...

|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Montreal, Quebec
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–0
|

Bendy Casimir

Bendy Casimir is an French professional mixed martial artist. He recently fought in the former WEC's lightweight division.-WEC career:He made his WEC debut against Ricardo Lamas on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47, losing via first round TKO....

| Decision (unanimous)
| Mixed Fight League 3
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Montreal, Canada
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–0
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Lindsey Hawkes
| TKO (punches)
| Canadian Fighting Championship 4
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:59
|Winnipeg, Canada
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
|

Canada

|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
|

Iraj Hadin
| TKO (punches)
| Ringside MMA: Rage Fighting
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:48
|Montreal, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
|

Amir Uddin
| TKO (punches)
| XMMA 7: Inferno
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:06
|Montreal, Canada
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
|

Dan Dechaine
| TKO (punches)
| XMMA 6: House of Pain
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:48
|Montreal, Canada
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
|

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