Tag: John Makdessi

Abel Trujillo on John Makdessi: ‘It’s a Gimme Fight’

Abel Trujillo doesn’t believe his bout with John Makdessi will be the toss-up many are expecting. The bout will take place inside the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It’ll be part of the UFC on FOX 26 card. Both men are coming…

Abel Trujillo doesn’t believe his bout with John Makdessi will be the toss-up many are expecting. The bout will take place inside the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It’ll be part of the UFC on FOX 26 card. Both men are coming off losses where they were finished. During a recent appearance on MMA […]

Mickey Gall Makes Revelation About Hurting John Makdessi While Sparring

We now know for a fact who injured John Makdessi before his bout at UFC 214 this past July in Las Vegas, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena. It turns out to be top prospect Mickey Gall. Gall decided to issue a statement BloodyElbow.com on Sunday to admit that he injured Makdessi ahead of his scheduled lightweight […]

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We now know for a fact who injured John Makdessi before his bout at UFC 214 this past July in Las Vegas, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena. It turns out to be top prospect Mickey Gall.

Gall decided to issue a statement BloodyElbow.com on Sunday to admit that he injured Makdessi ahead of his scheduled lightweight bout against Sage Northcutt. If you recall, earlier this week, Makdessi told FanSided that he sparred with Gall while the welterweight was visiting TriStar in Montreal.

This was when he suffered a shoulder injury when “f—king punk” Gall, who was apparently training too hard, landed a suplex. As a result of this injury, his UFC 214 bout cancellation and departure from the renowned camp.

Gall made sure to make it known that he did not hurt his training partner on purpose and regretted the mistake afterwards.

“It’s true. I did hurt him,” Gall wrote. “It was an accident, and I felt really bad about it. I was a fan of his. … I would never want to disrespect a training partner or the gym.”

“People go hard with me, so I go hard too; never ill spirited,” he wrote. “I remember going with John; it was the third round. The two previous rounds I had gone with strong guys like Alex Garcia and Peter Grajcar, and we were using muscle and going hard.”

Gall stated that he hit Makdessi with a fireman’s carry throw, but Makdessi did not break fall, but instead, he tried to stop the attempt which lead to the fight-canceling injury.

“I felt awful about it,” Gall wrote. “I should have done a better job protecting him. It was my fault. But sh-t happens it ain’t checkers. I never want to hurt someone in the gym. Especially TriStar, a gym I have a lot of respect for. And though I train there a lot and love the guys, it’s not my home gym — I’m a visitor, and that’s not a good look.”

Since his UFC debut against Michael Jackson in order to set up his bout against former WWE Champion and current UFC welterweight star CM Punk, Gall has been the fighter that the UFC is grooming to be the next superstar. UFC President Dana White scouted him on Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight last year. Gall dominated the former pro wrestler and tapped him out in the first round at UFC 203 in September 2016.

Gall last competed inside the world-famous Octagon when he fought fellow rising star Northcutt and ultimately defeated him by submission. Now, Gall is scheduled to fight Randy Brown at UFC 217 in November at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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Coach: CM Punk Is Awaiting Fight Confirmation

Duke Roufus, who trains and coaches WWE superstar-turned-mixed martial artist CM Punk, says the pro wrestler is awaiting a fight agreement. Punk infamously signed with the UFC back in 2014, but injuries kept his octagon debut delayed until 2016, when he lost to welterweight prospect Mickey Gall at UFC 203 by first-round submission. While no […]

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Duke Roufus, who trains and coaches WWE superstar-turned-mixed martial artist CM Punk, says the pro wrestler is awaiting a fight agreement.

Punk infamously signed with the UFC back in 2014, but injuries kept his octagon debut delayed until 2016, when he lost to welterweight prospect Mickey Gall at UFC 203 by first-round submission.

While no opponent has been named as of Tuesday, the 0-1 Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks, will probably be matched up with another inexperienced fighter without the potential of his last opponent.

Roufus posted a picture on Instagram on Tuesday of Punk and fellow RoufusSport fighter John Makdessi and hinted at a UFC return for both men.

Makdessi hasn’t fought since a spectacular first-round knockout loss to Lando Venatta at UFC 206.

Onetime UFC fighter and MMA photographer Mike Jackson, who also lost to Mickey Gall in his debut, took to Twitter shortly after the news of Punk’s possible return to call the former WWE star out:

Do you expect to see CM Punk back in the cage? If he does, who would be a respectable opponent you’d like to see him fight for his second professional MMA bout?

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Sage Northcutt & John Makdessi Removed From UFC 214 Card

Sage Northcutt vs. John Makdessi is a no-go for UFC 214. Northcutt and Makdessi were set to do battle inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California for UFC 214. The fight was going to be featured on the preliminary portion of the card. Both men were looking to rebound from recent losses. Northcutt and Makdessi suffered […]

Sage Northcutt vs. John Makdessi is a no-go for UFC 214. Northcutt and Makdessi were set to do battle inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California for UFC 214. The fight was going to be featured on the preliminary portion of the card. Both men were looking to rebound from recent losses. Northcutt and Makdessi suffered […]

UFC 214: Sage Northcutt Receives New Opponent in John Makdessi

Originally scheduled to meet Claudio Puelles, Sage Northcutt will now face 13-fight UFC veteran John Makdessi this July at UFC 214. Northcutt (8-2) has posted a 3-2 record in five Octagon appearances, including a submission loss to Mickey Gall last December. The 21-year-old from Texas has been on the sidelines since after having surgery. Makdessi […]

Originally scheduled to meet Claudio Puelles, Sage Northcutt will now face 13-fight UFC veteran John Makdessi this July at UFC 214. Northcutt (8-2) has posted a 3-2 record in five Octagon appearances, including a submission loss to Mickey Gall last December. The 21-year-old from Texas has been on the sidelines since after having surgery. Makdessi […]

Sage Northcutt vs. John Makdessi Set For UFC 214

Sage Northcutt’s Octagon return is set for UFC 214 in California next month (Sat. July 29, 2017). Northcutt was previously scheduled to take on Claudio Puelles at the event, however, Puelles suffered an injury during training camp and was forced to pull out of the fight. “Super Sage” comes off of a second loss at welterweight […]

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Sage Northcutt’s Octagon return is set for UFC 214 in California next month (Sat. July 29, 2017).

Northcutt was previously scheduled to take on Claudio Puelles at the event, however, Puelles suffered an injury during training camp and was forced to pull out of the fight. “Super Sage” comes off of a second loss at welterweight when he was finished by Mickey Gall via second round submission.

Now the 21-year-old is dropping back down to 155 pounds and will take on John Makdessi, who comes off of a nasty first round knockout loss to Lando Vannata at UFC 206 via spinning head-kick. He has lost three of his past four Octagon appearances and has been competing in the UFC since 2011. This will certainly be a step up in competition for Northcutt, who will be taking on his first true UFC veteran inside the Octagon.

UFC 214 goes down live on pay-per-view (PPV) from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on July 29, 2017. You can check out the full fight card here (bout order has yet to be determined):

– (C) Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones  (for light heavyweight title)

– Cristiane Justino vs. Megan Anderson (for vacant women’s featherweight title)

– Andre Fili vs. TBA

– Jason Knight vs. Ricardo Lamas

– Renan Barao vs. Aljamain Sterling

– Alexandra Albu vs. Kailin Curran

– Josh Burkman vs. Drew Dober

– Dmitrii Smoliakov vs. Adam Wieczorkowski

– Jarred Brooks vs. Eric Shelton

– Jimi Manuwa vs. Volkan Oezdemir

– Sage Northcutt vs. John Makdessi

– Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega

– Sara McMann vs. Ketlen Vieira

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