Comments on: Top MMA News – Canadian Lightweight Rankings – November 2009

By: Sean McManus

Sean McManus — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:48:55 +0000

wow…an impressive barrage of words – I don’t understand the intensity of MTLfightfan…however I remember the last Ringside I was at cageside and watched Makdessi and I was very impressed…mind you Hadin had a chin on him like a mack truck…but Makdessi was relentless and he definitely openend my eyes. Having said all that I knew exactly what Lindsey meant with the Axe kick comment in reference to Makdessi’s background…should be a great fight…both guys are tough s.o.b.’s regardless of what animal title they’ve been given…

By: Big_Donkey_D

Big_Donkey_D — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:35:44 +0000

hawke’s game plan screwed after 1 or 2 punches? at 5′6″ id consider Makdessi “my little pony”

By: Just_Another_Donkey

Just_Another_Donkey — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:56:17 +0000

HAHA LOVE IT Hawkes first Rd KO
Is Makdessi considered a horse cuz he runs away for the whole fight???

By: Joe Doerksen

Joe Doerksen — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:09:03 +0000

Wow, never saw any of this til today. Didn’t read it all cause I don’t have time. Just kinda skimmed over it. Anyway, Hawkes is one of the hardest working and more talented fighters to come out of Winnipeg in a while. I think he has a very bright future.

Looking forward to training with him in preparation for his next fight. I will of course be at the show as well. I’m sure the fight will be entertaining, and I am confident Hawkes will be well prepared.

By: MY2CENTS

MY2CENTS — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:57:06 +0000

Hawkes is good. But Makdessi should beat Hawkes. Totally different class of fighter. If Hawkes gets hit with one or two punches (which will happen) his whole gameplan is screwed and it will be a matter of time. Makdessi punches like a guy who is twice his size. SO much power. But all the power to the both of them and i like them both so should be good.

By: fightfan

fightfan — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:55:21 +0000

Hawkes go to the gym and get off the computer. haha.

By: hawkes

hawkes — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:41:23 +0000

I am happy and relaxed… i assure you

lol

By: fightfan

fightfan — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:25:28 +0000

I dont get why everyone is so upset about this. John Makdessi has not faced anyone as talented as Lindsey, and it will be a great fight. Both guys should be happy to have this opportunity, and this is something we need to see in canadian MMA. Why is everyone getting on here and coming to Makdessi’s defence?

Everyone relax and be happy we are going to see to guys that are up and comers at 155 face each other, and not guys that are below their talent level. This is something that need to happen more in Canadian MMA.

I personally do not think its disrespectful to publicly say that you beleive that you will win a fight, and I think it hype’s the fight a bit. By the way, ive never met either of these guys, but ive followed both there careers and im excited about this match up.

By: Honestly speaking...

Honestly speaking... — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:53:55 +0000

Makdessi will not come on here and speak. He will speak in one place and we all know where that is. As for having a beer with him…not so sure. John is an interesting guy like that…someone calls him out and says they will KO him by Axekick and he doesnt take lightly to that regardless of for a joke or to pump a fight. Just not his style and everyone must respect that whether they agree or not. He has the utmost respect for anyone stepping in the cage with him, and he is not taking this fight lightly, he knows what Lindsey is capable of, but there is no love lost for him. He is on fire now daily. I actually want to personally thank you Lindsey…i have never seen John so pumped for a fight in my life whether amateur or pro, and i think you have helped with your kind words on the site…so may the best man win, and good luck to you, you will require an insane A game…you’re a good man Lindsey just (in my opinion) picked the wrong guy to try and get inside…but we live and learn…:) Remember BJ Penn vs St Pierre 2? BJ Penn had a lot to say and then what?….LOVIN WINNIPEG!!

By: latour

latour — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:43:59 +0000

First off im from toronto and my record is not 1-2. I train with people like bocek, hominik, horodeski, marini and much more. I have never insulted any fighter on any thread in fact quite the opposite i have trained with alot of the guys from tristar before and they are all good guys. as for none of them being on internet sites or caring, how is it getting them pumped up if they dont read it? did you show them personally? and if so are you there internet guru. listen let me be clear the fighters from montreal and all the guys from tristar are great people with a good work ethic, and if they are pumped to fight great thats what this is all about. As I said it is one thing to be a fan another to be disrespectful. why are you talking for these people anyway, if they dont want to respond that should tell you something, are you going to fight for them as well. I was 7-1 as an amateur and sure my pro record of 2-2 is not great, but can I ask what your record is? in the ring/cage not on the forums. This will be my last response as I dont want to argue over the internet but as i said it is possible to support your local fighters and/or friends without being disrespectful.

By: hawkes

hawkes — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:40:44 +0000

umm… i don’t recall saying anything insulting towards makdessi in the least. i just believe i will win… and i am sure that he believes he will win as well.

i called “axe kick ko” because makdessi has a tkd background and throws fancy kicks. I was being cheeky… I intend no malice in those words.

i will buy him a beer after the fight… regardless of the outcome i promise i will be nice and buy him a beer on my “gas pumper” wage. I’m sure he is a professional as well and will not take any of this personally. if he does take it personally that is his loss.

i cant fathom being upset about another fighter having confidence in their skills. i really dont understand where your hate is coming from mtlfightfan?? i don’t understand your motives or direction.

Anyway… it sounds like you know makdessi personally mtlfightfan/honestly speaking. Why don’t we get him on here and hear his oppinion. im quite interested now.

this is going to be a really fun fight for everyone involved!!!

By: MTLMMAFAN

MTLMMAFAN — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:36:55 +0000

Just FYi….no one from Makdessi’s camp or tristar Pro Fighters would be insulting towards another fighter, especially on a chat site!!!. They all respect the sport and those who compete… If Coach Zahabi found that his fighters were trash talkin he would be pissed and the culprit would be doing burpees for a long time. MTL fight fan is entitled to his opinion but it does not represent all Montrealers thoughts on Winepeg fighters nor does it represent the feelings of Makdessis camp or teammates. Words are words….all the real talkin will be done in the cage on feb 27!

This will be a good fight! i hear Makdessi has been working really hard on his BJJ and

By: Honestly speaking...

Honestly speaking... — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:10:01 +0000

WOW MTL Fight fan…intense…but i cannot disagree with you much…I guess Doerkson, Latour, Hawkes can easily be compared to GSP, Loiseau, Kang, Florian, Goulet, Ricci, Makdessi, Jon Bones Jones, and all the other great guys who come to Mtl to train…Doerkson is a stud, no doubt…the rest? I neednt comment.

I guess time will tell, and Hawkes along with his fan base will all quickly see after his next fight that he should have a seirous talk with his manager and start taking smarter fights for him where he will learn, and gain experience and build his career properly…until then let him keep taking Montreals best and as MTL Fight fan said he wil be 5-5 in no time…then maybe he will realize it…Life is short, and MMA is tough and if you want a lifelong career in this business forget it if you think any of the big org’s will take somoene who is 5-5…

As for the guy above who commented on Makdessi opponents, Iraj Hadin had winning record and is much bigger, and Brandon Mcarthur was unfortunately a result of Rory Mcdonell pulling out…but Brandon is a tough kid, tons of experience, and lots of heart. Sometimes a record doesnt reflect the fighter and i guess Hawkes camp will soon be saying that when he is 5-5…

Lastly i can assure you Makdessi isnt going out there taking this lightly…in fact quite the opposite..i can tell you this…after reading Hawkes big mouth stupid prediction of KO in First round…Makdessi hasnt been so pumped in his whole life to fight this Hawkes and shut him up…to go on a forum like this and call out a first round KO over one of the countries top prospects is disrespectful but as Lindsey says he can be an ‘ass’ wit the best of them…

TRUST ME ON THIS MR BOYS FROM WINNIPEG…MAKDESSI HAS SEEN ALL THESE MESSAGES AND HASNT BEEN SO PUMPED TO DESTROY SOMEONE (NOTHING PERSONAL) THEN FOR THIS FIGHT VS LINDSEY…HE DOESNT AND WIL LNEVER TALK CRAP ABOUT ANYONE AT ANYTIME CAUSE THE GUY LIVES AND BREATHES TRAINING…SO YOU WILL NEVER GET A RESPONSE FROM HIM ON A PAGE LIKE THIS…HE WILL SHOW IT ALL IN THE CAGE…DAMN LINDSEY I FEEL FOR YOU , YOU ASKED FOR THIS ONE….

By the way i love Winnipeg, i mean that. What i dont love is Hawkes and his attempt at being a smart ass…he says its all fun and games to him this talk and he doesnt take it personal…thats his biggest mistake..cause if he took it personal he would make changes…oh and calling a first round KO AGAINST A STAND UP KILLER like Madessi is just flat out dumb……..not a mtl or wpg fight fan just an fan of MMA.

By: MTLfightfan

MTLfightfan — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:33:53 +0000

p.s i said decent looking not good looking so please dont mix up the 2 thank you.

By: MTLfightfan

MTLfightfan — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:32:03 +0000

Joseph Latour lol hahahahahahahahahahaha your 1 and 2 lol oh my goodness your even worse than lindsey hahaha i think that makdessi could easily beat both of you in the same night with ease and yes i am calling gas pumper but after seeing that record i dont even know if your fit to pump gas hahahahahahaha anyway lindsey i really tried to reach out to you in my last post i actually feel bad for you i might just be a fan but we all know that my last post is the truth yes the truth hurts but not as much as what makdessi is gonna do to you but at the same time bumps and bruises heal but the truth my friend will not so lindsey the turth shall set you free …..free from this lie your living please it almost hurts to know that a bright young decent looking kid from winnipeg is wasting his life on a dream thats just flying by a little to fast for those wimpy little legs to catch

By: hawkes

hawkes — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:25:32 +0000

Mr. Latour… you are my hero.

thanks alot for the support.

i actually think this is all really funny… im not taking it personally in the least.

By: latour

latour — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:01:13 +0000

MTL ,can suck a dic*, I have personally fought with lindsey and if your implying that I am a gas pumper maybe you should roll through my station so I can fill you up. I know people support their friends and local fighters but stop talking shit about shit you dont know about. Granted he is a good fighter who comes from a terific camp, but calling Lindsey and everyone else from Winnipeg donkeys, are you smoking crack. Winnipeg is filled with great fighters and in my opinion Lindsey is one of them. you guys want him to hand pick his fights and because he doesnt he is a donkey what fucking sense does that make. You have legends like Couture and Penn whose records dont support the hype around them but guess what? they fought anybody anytime, numerous champions on many different occassions,and it wasn’t to pad the record it was to fight, thats what fighters do, but I guess because they are not 25-1 they are no good. Fighters fight, promoters promote and macthmakers worrie about matchups. You have fighters from the peg like Doerkson, Perez,Hawkes and many more and if you ever watched any of them fight a “fisherman” you wouldn’t be talkin so much shit. Your an mma fan or just a montreal fan, I know people from his camp and had the pleasure of training with a bunch of them on many different occassions and none of them would approve of the things u are saying, I guess you would’ve “guaranteed 100%” that Pierre would of beat Serra the first time, thats why they fight, jerkoff because anything can happen, if not the promoter would get the matchups from the matchmaker and payout the winners before the fight had occured, what would be the sense of watching the fight if the favorite always wins, have you ever even sparred before, I honestly dont think you have a clue. Dont get me wrong I think it will be a great fight between the two but I hope Mak doesn’t go out to the peg prepared to fight a donkey or a fisherman or he will get hooked like a fish. Everyone is entitled their own opinion and I am all for that but when you start gettin disrespectful and talkin about things you clearly have no idea about its no longer treated as an opinion but as trashtalk. So now you got my two cents save it for a discount when you roll through my gas station, cuz the pumps pump hard, its really expensive.

By: slapster

slapster — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:13:53 +0000

Just looked at Makdessi’s record, its impressive. Then I looked a little deeper and saw that the the record of his opponents is something like 4-16. Yikes!

Makdessi’s record is like my recycling bin. Loaded with cans!

By: hawkes

hawkes — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:07:30 +0000

Use a period dude. I understand that english might be your second language, however punctuation and paragraphs are also used in french.

What do you have against gas pumpers, fishermen, and garbage men? Wasnt GSP a garbage man?

Why do you care so much dude? Unless your Makdessi’s mom, girlfreind, or Makdessi himself… why do you give a shit who i fight or whether i beleive in myself.

if your a Makdessi fan…and truely beleive i will lose… why not pump me up a little so it doent look like Makdessi beat “another bumb.”

have a good day sir,

i wish you the best!

By: MTLMMAFAN

MTLMMAFAN — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:33:48 +0000

Makdessi will walk right through Hawkes…i can 100% guarantee that regardless of the outcome of the fight, The bull will HURT HAWKES BADLY! Just like john has done to his last 5 opponents They all walked out of that cage beaten, bloody and broken….Plain and simple…Hawkes u r not on the same level,and u wont find Makdessi on Chat lines making rediculous predictions!!!! Get ready for a war, get ready to hurt cuz thats what your gonna get! TRUST ME!!!!

By: MTL.fight.fan

MTL.fight.fan — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:36:18 +0000

listen lindsey i know its hard sometimes to admit defeat but maybe you should really take a step back and realize whats going on here. dont let your trainers motivating words, the loud sound it makes when you kick the bag, or the fact that your name is on a couple websites fool you …..you are what you are and that is a c class fighter on your best day if you where smart you would pad your record with bums go 10-0 and maybe try and be a decent name in canada but instead you wanna beat on your chest like king kong rant and rave about how youll fight anyone lol you dont get credit for talking about winning you get credit for winning which is something you cant do against the top up and comers in canada re. ricci makdessi de lorenzi holst….lol yes you might fight anyone but youll be 50/50 your entire career your no champ your no star lets be real your not a contender son your a protender your all heart kid no talent youve beat gas pumpers garbage men and fisherman you will never beat a real fighter because you are not a real fighter someone over there in winnipeg is lying to you lol anyway now hopefully this comment has made you realize all your flaws and faults you have but hopefully one of those flaws is not denial i know you will reply to this comment because thats what you do any chance to have your name somewhere is better than nothing it just sucks that thats what your career has come to but hawkes i hope your not in denial that what im saying is the truth you have no future in this sport go work at the local movie theatre serve popcorn or something you have not and will not get past past ricci or makdessi and if you still wanna take those fights go right ahead they need some tune up fights some stepping stones they need to pad there records and thats where you come in and thats all youll ever be CHAMP ;)…mtl fight fan for life

By: hawkes

hawkes — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:37:36 +0000

what you said is why i have a manager…its my job to fight anyone… its his job to pick who i fight!

we have a gameplan for makdessi… none of you know what i can do. the only real glimpse most of you have seen of me is my fight with delorenzi… and it wasnt my night.

I will wake you all up in feb.

mark my words!

By: Honestly Speaking....

Honestly Speaking.... — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:46:15 +0000

Again i am biased but i call a 2nd round KO by Makdessi on Hawkes.. Not because i dont think Hawkes can fight but because Makdessi is way too strong..hawkes cannot take him down..doesnt have power to knock him out..and when you have guys like GSP Loiseau Ricci Florian and every other MMA PRO who trains with Makdessi, Hawkes will be a good sparring session comparitevely…no disrepect to Hawkes but Makdessi is a killer. This guys is PURE MACHINE. I would be damn nervous if i was Hawkes…but thats just me speaking honestly..:)

And in order for Hawkes to properly build his career , that is if he wants a career in MMA, is not to think that just because your a fighter you need to fight anybody…cause if you depend on this for your livelihood it will never happen this way..you have to be smart when you choose opponents to gain experience, and learn from those experiences, and then take on the better fighters out there..slowly…Makdessi will wake you up…good luck.

By: hawkes

hawkes — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:44:19 +0000

i’ll fight any of them… i would fight delorenzi again. and with a training camp for him i think the fight could look alot different. no excuses though. he took me on short notice too!

i will fight ricci, makdessie, grandmont, holst… or any of them. no disrespect to them… i just like to fight.

you will see the best of me at CFC 4… i WILL KO my opponent whoever it may be… we’ll see if Makdessi shows up because that is a fight i am excited for!

By: MTL.fight.fan

MTL.fight.fan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:38:44 +0000

this is not john i am a big fan of all mtl fighters have met them all and go to see all mtl events i was even at yours vs de lorenzi all i have to say is your a good fighter hawkes thats for sure let me put it in my own words….. of all the donkeys you are for sure top donkey you are the best donkey there is theres no better donkey but…….youll never be a horse so like i said stay out west cuz if not by summer 2010 your gonna be batting .500 if you know what i mean …..5-5

By: hawkes

hawkes — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:17:10 +0000

is that you jon???… lol… did i get under someones skin? ill be an “ass” with the best of them i guess… haha. lighten up son!.. ask anyone who has met/fought me and they will tell you the same thing… im a respectful opponent when it comes down to it…just tryin to make a fight fun for everyone involved.

i still call axe kick KO!!

By: MTL.fight.fan

MTL.fight.fan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:28:23 +0000

in my opinion ricci makdessi and de lorenzi who all train together at tristar are the three top up and coming lightweights …..p.s hawkes you should have more class i dont see any other fighter on this list throwing in there two cents you dodged a bullet when ricci got hurt but either way de lorenzi smashed you and now makdessi is gonna smash you stay out west you cant cut it over here in mtl we breed horses out here not donkeys like in winnipeg …maybe after makdessi is done with you ricci might get in on the fun haha by summer 2010 these three litweights are gonna run a train on you …MTL fight fan for life

By: hawkes

hawkes — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:12:05 +0000

thats what i want. i can confirm that i will be ready for that fight. why dont you ask Marc Andre if he can confirm it?

By: Rick Rude

Rick Rude — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:08:17 +0000

Hawkes vs Makdessi Feb 26th?

Can you confirm this Lindsey?

By: hawkes

hawkes — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:05:19 +0000

i predict makdessi gets KO’d by axe kick in winnipeg… just speaking honestly.