John Makdessi and Edson Barboza will battle at UFC 162, promotion officials announced Friday.
Up-to-the-minute news about UFC 162, taking place Saturday July 6, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV: All bouts listed have been verbally agreed upon by both fighters and are subject to change. Talented strikers John “The Bull” Makdessi (4-2) and Edson Barboza (5-1) will try to make some headway in the stacked lightweight division when they meet at UFC 162. Both men are coming off impressive victories in their most recent bouts.
This matchup will be a standup epic battle between 2 fighters from different cultures yet share the same martial arts background, Taekwondo.
More on UFC 162 will follow on arabsmma.com when released. Stay tuned!
This is going to be a sick stand up war