Malott, Lainesse square off in all-Canadian matchup on UFC Fight Night card

Flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius, a third Canadian on the card, meets Brazil’s Gabriella Fernandes on the undercard at the UFC’s Apex production facility.Malott and Lainesse are also no strangers. They sparred once briefly ahead of their UFC debuts last April and were supposed to meet in a Cage Fury Fighting Championships before the UFC.Article content

He also wasted little time taking care of business in his UFC debut at UFC 273, dropping Mickey Gall with a left hook to the jaw for a TKO win at 3:41 of the first round.Article content Malott, who is 6-1 and normally walks around at 185 pounds, found a local taekwondo gym in Waterdown where he grew up, then transitioned to a Muay Thai gym in Stoney Creek before moving east to attend Dalhousie University, training at Titans MMA in Halifax.Article contentWhile Malott has a long relationship with Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, he stayed at home for this camp. That means he has seen a lot of Jasudavicius in the gym.

“Mike is such a great guy,” said Jasudavicius. “He’s so talented, he’s so technical. He’s a hard worker … Any time I have questions or anything, I know he’ll have good answer for me. The 33-year-old from St. Catharines was originally due to face Cortney Casey but the American dropped out in late January due to an undisclosed medical reason.

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