Jean Silva becomes first to knock out Charles Jourdain

Jean Silva missed weight at UFC 303, however made up for it in an enormous method together with his efficiency towards Charles Jourdain.

Silva (13-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) was the hunter from the opening bell of the catchweight struggle Saturday at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas, hurting Jourdain (15-8-1 MMA, 6-7-1 UFC) a number of occasions earlier than a remaining knockdown led to the referee stepping in at 1:22 mark of Spherical 2.

Take a look at the replay of the stoppage blow (by way of X):

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After the struggle, Silva claimed falling down a flight of stairs previous to struggle week led to his weight miss, then despatched a message to the featherweight division.

“I believe I’m essentially the most harmful,” Silva stated in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. “I believe I’m essentially the most aggressive (featherweight).”

Up-to-the-minute UFC 303 outcomes embody:

Jean Silva def. Charles Jourdain by way of knockout (punch) – Spherical 2, 1:22
Payton Talbott def. Yanis Ghemmouri by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 0:19
Gillian Robertson def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Martin Buday def. Andrei Arlovski by way of break up determination (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Rei Tsuruya def. Carlos Hernandez by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Vinicius Oliveira def. Ricky Simon by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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