While a short-notice UFC debut against New York groundfighter Chris Wade didn’t work in his favor, French striker Mehdi Baghdad will get a favorable style matchup his second time around in the Octagon when he faces fellow stand-up ace John Makdessi in a UFC 199 lightweight bout on June 4. In the main event, which airs live on Pay-Per-View from The Forum in Inglewood, California, Luke Rockhold defends his UFC middleweight title against Chris Weidman. In the co-featured bout, Dominick Cruz defends his UFC bantamweight crown against Urijah Faber.A member of the Ultimate Fighter 22 cast, Baghdad o … Read the Full Article Here
Makdessi vs. Baghdad Set for UFC 199
While a short-notice UFC debut against New York groundfighter Chris Wade didn’t work in his favor, French striker Mehdi Baghdad will get a favorable style matchup his second time around in the Octagon when he faces fellow stand-up ace John Makdessi in …