A lightweight fight between John Makdessi (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) and Mehdi Baghdad (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is the latest addition to UFC 199.

UFC officials recently announced the bout.

UFC 199 takes place June 4 at The Forum in Los Angeles. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Makdessi, a 30-year-old Canadian, is likely in a must-win situation. Although he recently put together a 4-1 run that included knockout wins over Shane Campbell and Renee Forte, he’s since suffered back-to-back losses to Donald Cerrone (TKO) and Yancy Medeiros (split decision).

He looks to avoid a third straight defeat when he meets Baghdad, a 30-year-old Frenchman who joined the UFC after a short run on “The Ultimate Fighter 22.” On the undercard of the show’s live finale, he suffered a submission loss to Chris Wade and snapped a seven-fight winning streak in official pro competition that included seven stoppages and an RFA title win.

The latest UFC 199 card now includes:

Champ Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman – for middleweight title

Champ Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber – for bantamweight championship

Bobby Green vs. Dustin Poirier

Evan Dunham vs. Leonardo Santos

Kevin Casey vs. Elvis Mutapcic

Luiz Henrique da Silva vs. Jonathan Wilson

“Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim vs. Polo Reyes

Tom Breese vs. Sean Strickland

John Makdessi vs. Mehdi Baghdad



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