John Makdessi Vs. Anthony Njokuani Targeted For UFC 145

Fireworks await at UFC 145 on March 24th. The UFC always does an
admirable job of matching up guys with similar styles to please the
fans, and they will likely not leave disappointed when Canadian John
Makdessi meets Anthony Njokuani. UFC.com has the info:

Two of the most exciting strikers in the lightweight division have verbally agreed to throw down in Montreal, Canada at UFC 145
as Anthony "The Assassin" Njokuani takes on John "The Bull" Makdessi."
Both men are coming off of disappointing December losses to high-level
wrestlers, but should be able to show off their kickboxing chops
against one another.

The 26-year-old Makdessi (9-1, 2-1 UFC) is coming off a disappointing first-round submission loss to Dennis Hallman at UFC 140, but will look to rekindle the magic of his bout before that, where he knocked out Kyle Watson with a highlight-reel spinning backfist at UFC 129. Njokuani (14-6, 1-2 UFC) dropped a close split decision to Danny Castillo at UFC 141, and will look to rebound with a noteworthy performance.

Very happy the UFC didn't cut Njokuani after that very close Castillo fight. Also a very nice style matchup here.

loser leaves town?

No. Makdessi will drop to FW after losing

bobbitt15 wrote:

No. Makdessi will drop to FW after losing

Ahh the ace in hole. The Lee Corso card. You're cut...not so fast my friend!

Although in this case, its someone who drastically needs to do it not just a chance to stay alive in the company. Can't believe it didn't happen already honestly

bobbitt15 wrote:

Although in this case, its someone who drastically needs to do it not just a chance to stay alive in the company. Can't believe it didn't happen already honestly

Well going into his last fight he was undefeated and 2-0 in the UFC. So what was his motivation to cut the extra weight?

Maybe he didn't have any, but when he got ragdolled like a little kid in his last fight it should've been a wake up call. He's like the same size as Edgar, he isn't cutting any weight

bobbitt15 wrote:

Although in this case, its someone who drastically needs to do it not just a chance to stay alive in the company. Can't believe it didn't happen already honestly

yeah i totally agree... even tho hallmen came in over weight he was dramatically bigger than Makdessi