Jean Silva has an impeccable performance and becomes the first athlete to knock out his rival in the UFC

Jean Silva derrotou Charles Jourdain UFC 303. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter UFC News

Cold and calculating, this was the performance of Jean Silva before Charles Jourdain on the preliminary card of UFC 303. Ready to put on a show at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (USA), the Brazilian marched forward at all times and managed to suffocate the Canadian with his stand-up skills. In the second round, after great injury, the athlete finally became the first fighter to knock out the Canadian.

With the victory, the Fighting Nerds pupil maintained his undefeated record in the organization and achieved 13 victories in his professional MMA career. Hired via the Contender Series in 2023, the new featherweight prospect (up to 65,7kg) avoided challenging a specific athlete, but remained willing to move forward in search of the elite.

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On the other hand, Jourdain suffered his second consecutive defeat and suffered his eighth defeat in his record. An Ultimate veteran, the fighter is now going through a delicate phase and is moving away from the top 15 of the division reigned by Ilia Topuria.

Jean Silva dominates and breaks the bank with a beautiful knockout over Charles Jourdain

The confrontation began with both athletes respecting distance and taking risks with medium kicks to seek impact. After dodging two of Jourdain's blows, Jean tried to counterattack but was unsuccessful in the trap. Jean closed the distance, but he didn't have the confidence to explode and throw blows at his rival. Charles, on the other hand, was able to take advantage of a greater reach and hit the Brazilian's body more frequently. When going confidently at Jean, Jourdan was met with a beautiful counterattack and ended up falling, having to get up quickly after Jean refused to enter his guard. After imposed pressure, Silva was unable to achieve a knockout, but ended up finishing the first round well.

When starting the second round, Jean tried to close the distance and even threw a flying knee, but without success. Ready to accept a stand-up fight, Jourdain quickly looked for the takedown and tried to hold the Brazilian against the cage, while receiving elbows from the Brazilian. With a beautiful blow from below, Jean turned off the Canadian's lights and became the first athlete to knock out his rival.

Andre Fili takes advantage of his youth and defeats Cub Swanson

André Fili derrotou Cub swanson UFC 303. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter UFC News

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Willing to emerge victorious in the UFC 303 at any cost, André Fili e Cub swanson delivered a great battle in the octagon of the T-Mobile Arena. In a predominantly standing fight, the athletes exchanged powerful kicks and punches and none succumbed to their rival's power. After 15 minutes of emotion, the veteran ended up being overcome in the judges' decision and reaching the 14th setback of his career.

Back on the path to victory, Andre managed to dream of being in the top 15 of the featherweight division (up to 65,7kg) again after defeating Swanson. At 34 years old, the fighter claimed the 12th victim in the organization and expressed great happiness after the official announcement of the result.

Moreover, Cub swanson he said goodbye to the positive sequence and ended up walking away from the opportunity to return to the elite of the category. At 40 years old, the fighter achieved 29 victories and 14 setbacks in his career.

Irish middleweight monster returns to winning ways

joe pyfer in victory over M. André Barriault. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

After losing against Jack Hermasson and having his momentum slowed by the veteran, joe pyfer Finally, he returned to the path of victory and ensured that he is still an athlete to be considered a promise in the middleweight category (up to 83,9kg.). In a frightening victory, the Irishman knocked out Marc-Andre Barriault and challenged Paul Craig for his next appearance in the octagon.

An underdog in the bookmakers, the Pole had no answers to the pressure imposed by his rival and ended up being severely defeated. Known for his resistance and great skill, Barriault suffered a second consecutive setback in the organization and wasted his chance to get closer to the middleweight elite again.

UFC 303 results

MAIN CARD 

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Alex Poatán derrotou Jiri Prochazka by technical knockout 13 seconds into R2 – fight for the belt

Married weight (up to 74,6 kg): Diego lopes derrotou Dan Ige in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Roman Dolidze derrotou Anthony Smith in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Macy chiasson derrotou Mayra Sheetara by technical knockout (medical interruption) at 1m58s of R2

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Ian Machado Garry derrotou Michael Page in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

PRELIMINARY CARD 

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): joe pyfer derrotou Marc-Andre Barriault by knockout (punches) at 1min25s of R1

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): André Fili derrotou Cub swanson in the judges' split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Jean Silva derrotou Charles Jourdain by knockout (punch) at 1min22s of R2

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Payton Talbott derrotou Yanis Ghemmouri by technical knockout (punches) 19s into R1

Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Gillian robertson derrotou Michelle Waterson in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Martin Buday derrotou Andrei Arlovski in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): King Tsuruya derrotou Carlos Hernandez in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Vinicius LokDog derrotou Ricky simon in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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