Charles
Jourdain is set to take on Jean Silva
in a featherweight bout at
UFC 303.
The promotion announced the pairing on Friday via social media. UFC
303 takes place on June 29 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and
is headlined by a welterweight clash between Conor
McGregor and Michael
Chandler. In the co-main event, former light heavyweight
champion Jamahal Hll takes on Khalil
Rountree.
Jourdain (15-7), a mainstay in the 145-pound division since 2019,
will enter the matchup coming off a split-decision loss at the
hands of Sean
Woodson at
UFC 297 in January. The loss to Woodson snapped a two-fight
winning streak for the Canadian that included victories over
Kron
Gracie and Ricardo
Ramos.
Meanwhile Silva (12-2), a
Dana White’s Contender Series graduate, recently made his
promotional debut against Westin
Wilson in January and walked off with a Round 1 technical
knockout victory. “Lord” has only suffered two defeats throughout
his professional career and has scored 11 of his 12 wins via
finish.