Another Canadian star has been added to January’s UFC 297 card in Toronto.
With the UFC returning to Canada for the second time since the coronavirus pandemic waned, it will be Charles Jourdain (15-6-1) taking on Sean Woodson (10-1-1) on January 20, 2024 in a featherweight fight.
Cageside Press confirmed the booking with multiple sources following an initial report by Eurosport.
Jourdain is coming off back-to-back wins over Kron Gracie and Ricardo Ramos, with the latter earning the Canadian a Performance of the Night bonus following a first-round guillotine submission. “Air” Jourdain has never fought in Canada under the UFC banner and last competed in his home country in 2019, when he became a double champ (featherweight and lightweight) in TKO.
Woodson is undefeated through his last four fights with a 3-0-1 record. He’ll enter the bout with Charles Jourdain off a decision win over Dennis Buzukja.
UFC 297 is set for the ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto, ON on January 20, with a middleweight title fight between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis headlining. The following match-ups have been reported for the card to date:
- Sean Strickland (c) vs. Dricus du Plessis — For the UFC middleweight championship
- Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva — For the vacant UFC women’s bantamweight championship
- Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev
- Brad Katona vs. Garrett Armfield
- Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana
- Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras
- Chris Curtis vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
- Malcolm Gordon vs. Jimmy Flick
- Mike Malott vs. Neil Magny
- Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson
- Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson
