Last time we saw John Makdessi (15-6) in the UFC, he put in a poised and technical performance to best Abel Trujillo at UFC on FOX 26. The fight with Trujillo was Makdessi’s first as a member of team Rufousport. Prior to that Makdessi had trained at Montreal’s vaunted Tristar Gym, where — he told Bloody Elbow — he’d struggled in recent years.
As Makdessi prepares to face Ross Pearson (20-14) at this Saturday’s UFC on FOX 30 in Calgary, Alberta, the Nova Scotia-born fighter said he feels great about how his last fight went down.