Featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain has been added to UFC 303, joining fellow Canadians Gillian (The Savage) Robertson and Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault on Irish star Conor McGregor's comeback fight card.
Featherweight Charles Jourdain has been added to UFC 303, joining fellow Canadians Gillian Robertson and Marc-Andre Barriault on Irish star Conor McGregor's comeback fight card.
Jourdain will take on Brazil's Jean Silva on the June 29 mixed martial arts show at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 28-year-old from Beloeil, Que., is coming off a split-decision loss to American Sean Woodson at UFC 297 in January in Toronto. The 28-29, 29-28, 29-28 decision drew boos from the crowd and Jourdain left the cage shaking his head.
At five foot nine, Jourdain was giving up five inches in height and nine inches in reach to Woodson, who had an 80-60 edge in significant strikes, according to UFC Stats.Robertson takes on Michelle Waterson-Gomez , ranked 13th among strawweight contenders, while Barriault takes on American middleweight Joe Pyfer .UFC 303 marks McGregor's first fight since UFC 264 in July 2021 when the Irish star broke his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier.
McGregor, a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, and Chandler, a former Bellator lightweight title-holder, have been on a collision course since serving as rival coaches on Season 31 of"The Ultimate Fighter."
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