A highly anticipated bantamweight fight at UFC Atlanta this Saturday is off for the time being, as Charles Jourdain has dropped off the card due to an eye injury.
Jourdain (16-8-1), who missed out on the UFC’s return to Montreal last month, was to have faced Ricky Simon (21-6) in Atlanta, GA.
L’Arena MMA was first to report the news. Per additional reporting by Eurosport, the promotion is looking to land a replacement opponent to face Simon.
Canada’s Charles Jourdain made his debut at 135lbs in November, defeating Victor Henry via guillotine choke at UFC Edmonton. That snapped a two-fight skid, and earned “Air” Jourdain a Performance of the Night bonus.
Simon, who holds a win over current UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili, is coming off a knockout of Javid Basharat. Prior to that, he’d lost three straight. Simon has shared the octagon with a who’s who of 135lb’ers including Dvalishvili, Urijah Faber, Rafael Assuncao, Mario Bautista, and Song Yadong, among others.
UFC Atlanta takes place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA this Saturday, June 14, 2025 and is headlined by Joaquin Buckley vs. Kamaru Usman. The following bouts remain attached to the card:
- Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley
- Rose Namajunas vs. Miranda Maverick
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Andre Petroski
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Raoni Barcelos
- Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Cody Brundage
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Oumar Sy
- Paul Craig vs. Rodolfo Bellato
- Michael Chiesa vs. Court McGee
- Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Kris Moutinho
- Cody Durden vs. Jose Ochoa
- Philip Rowe vs. Ange Loosa
- Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
- Ricky Simon vs. TBD
