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  • “Quality Violence” – Charles Jourdain Edges Out Kyler Phillips

    “Quality Violence” – Charles Jourdain Edges Out Kyler Phillips

    In front of a native crowd, Charles Jourdain put on a strong display in a war between him and Kyler Phillips, getting the win in the UFC Winnipeg co-main event.

    Phillips looked to bring the fight to the ground in round one, but it resulted in a couple of submission attempts by Jourdain. Still, Phillips got back on top, and he returned the fight to the mat when Jourdain stood.

    Jourdain found openings and landed powerful strikes during round two; he even looked for an early guillotine. Phillips, however, looked to get the fight back to the ground and use his wrestling. A last-minute takedown, however, resulted in Jourdain nearly getting a guillotine or kimura.

    The final round proved to be very competitive, with the fight possibly falling in either man’s favor. Phillips landed some solid strikes and looked to use his grappling where possible. Jourdain landed strong, creative strikes, including an elbow that busted open Phillips, as well as a kimura attempt.

    Charles Jourdain Defeats Kyler Phillips In UFC Winnipeg Co-Main

    Phillips has now lost back-to-back fights after a three-fight win streak. He entered this fight off a loss to Vinicius Oliveira at UFC 318.

    Jourdain has now won three straight and five of his last seven. He entered this fight off a submission of Davey Grant at UFC Vancouver.

  • “Perfect” – Fans & Fighters React To Charles Jourdain Landing Flush Knee Before Locking Up Submission Of Davey Grant At UFC Vancouver

    “Perfect” – Fans & Fighters React To Charles Jourdain Landing Flush Knee Before Locking Up Submission Of Davey Grant At UFC Vancouver

    In front of a native Canadian crowd, Charles Jourdain scored another highlight finish, putting away Davey Grant at UFC Vancouver.

    Both men came out swinging from the opening bell, with Grant focused on leg kicks, while Jourdain fired back with sharp combinations. Grant looked for his signature flying knee, and after several explosive exchanges, he landed one.

    Jourdain then took advantage of a busted-up Grant and landed some strong ground-and-pound. He then locked up a guillotine to score the submission win.

    Charles Jourdain Submits Davey Grant At UFC Vancouver

    Jourdain has now won two straight and four of his last six, making it 2-0 with two submissions now at 135.

    This is just Grant’s second loss in six bouts.

  • Two Major Changes To UFC 270 Card Announced

    UFC 270 is just a week away, but there have been a few changes to the card.

    The UFC 270 card will be the first UFC Pay-Per-View in 2022 and it is stacked. The headliner is a heavyweight title matchup between Francis Ngannou and interim champion Ciryl Gane.

    The interesting circumstances between these two fighters and the fact that they used to train together have made this bout the standout on the card. The rest of the main card and prelims are filled with top talent as well. However, there have been two important changes to the event recently.

    The first change is Greg Hardy is off of the UFC 270 lineup. Aleksei Oleinik was originally booked to face Hardy but had to withdraw from the bout. Hardy was then paired against Sergey Spivak. Hardy made the announcement himself on Instagram.

    The other shake-up to the UFC 270 fight card is Charles Jourdain has stepped in to face Ilia Topuria after his original opponent Movsar Evloev fell ill. This news was first reported by Álvaro Gª Colmenero on Twitter. Topuria is currently undefeated as a professional and is now on a three-win streak in the UFC. Jourdain is coming off a win over Andre Ewell just a few weeks ago.

    With these last-minute changes, the current UFC 270 fight card is as follows:

    Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10:00 PM ET)

    • Heavyweight Francis Ngannou (c) vs. Ciryl Gane (ic)
    • Flyweight Brandon Moreno (c) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
    • Bantamweight Cody Stamann vs. Said Nurmagomedov
    • Featherweight: Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Jourdain

    Preliminary Card (ESPN2, ESPN+, 8:00 PM ET)

    • Middleweight Rodolfo Vieira vs. Wellington Turman
    • Bantamweight Tony Gravely vs. Saimon Oliveira
    • Welterweight Bout: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Pete Rodriguez
    • Welterweight Bout: Michel Pereira vs. Andre Fialho

    Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass, 6:00 PM ET)

    • Bantamweight Raoni Barcelos vs. Victor Henry
    • Welterweight Trevin Giles vs. Michael Morales
    • Lightweight Matt Frevola vs. Genaro Valdez
    • Women’s Flyweight Kay Hansen vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
    • Strawweight Bout: Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez

    What is your pick for UFC 270 Fight of the Night?

  • Cub Swanson Open To Challenge From Charles Jourdain After Emotional Win

    Charles Jourdain’s call-outs of Cub Swanson aren’t falling on deaf ears.

    Jourdain asked for a fight against Swanson on Saturday, and the veteran featherweight responded positively to the motion.

    Both fighters are coming off a win from this past weekend. Jourdain won on the prelims, dominating Andre Ewell for a scorecard victory. Swanson won later in the evening, stopping Darren Elkins for a victory worthy of a “Performance of the Night” award.

    Jourdain gave a passionate call-out of Swanson during his post-fight press conference.

    “I want to f*ck [Cub Swanson] up. I want to put my hands on him … I don’t mean any disrespect to the man, he’s fighting tonight,” said Jourdain, speaking before Swanson took to the Octagon and won later in the evening. “Win or lose I want to fight him.”

    Swanson responded kindly to Jourdain’s call-out during his own post-fight press conference, mentioning how he likes the idea of them fighting. He said that he previously requested the fight for the promotion, although he wasn’t able to get it before.

    “I actually appreciate him … I like him because he calls me out respectfully…I can’t hate on that,” said Swanson.

    Swanson Celebrates Emotional Weekend Performance

    UFC on Tampa: Cub Swanson Octagon interview | MMAWeekly.com
    Cub Swanson

    Swanson was coming off an emotional victory over the weekend. His finish win meant a lot to him, as he was able to have his children in attendance for the bout.

    Following his win, he explained why he feels it is important that they get to see him while he’s still fighting:

    “They’re at the exact age that I have all my memories right now [from]. There’s been plenty of times in my life where people talked to me about things that happened when I was younger and it doesn’t really mean as much to me because they’re just stories that people have that I don’t really relate with because I don’t remember. So, I just wanted them to be able to have the experience and not just hear stories about me.”

    Do you like the idea of Cub Swanson vs. Charles Jourdain?