UFC: Charles Jourdain spoils ‘Korean Superboy’ Choi Doo-ho’s return with TKO
- Jourdain drops Choi Doo-ho in second round of thrilling slugfest at UFC Fight Night Busan
- ‘Superboy’ makes first appearance in UFC Octagon for almost two years
Charles Jourdain caused heartbreak for “The Korean Superboy” Choi Doo-ho with a second-round TKO that silenced the Sajik Arena at UFC Fight Night Busan.
The Canadian weathered some early adversity in the first round before dropping Choi with a right hand in the second round for his first UFC win – and then he asked Dana White for one of the evening’s bonuses.
“Uncle Dana, I would love that 50k bonus to move out of my parents’ basement,” Jourdain said in his post-fight interview in the Octagon.
UFC Asia senior vice-president Kevin Chang later confirmed at the post-event press conference that Jourdain had indeed won the fight of the night bonus.
“Its amazing, I lost my first fight at 155 [pounds] on short notice, but 155 I’m here to stay,” Jourdain added. “I’m not ready to be king – Max Holloway and Alex Volkanovski are the kings. I need to go into peoples’ backyards and show them I’m the new kid on the block.”
“Superboy” had not fought in nearly two years, since a TKO by Jeremy Stephens in January 2018, but did not show any signs of rust as he pieced Jourdain up in the first round.
