{"id":40614,"date":"2026-09-21T05:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T05:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Charles-Jourdain-Lost-my-eyesight-in-Marlon-Vera-fight-at-UFC-331-202892"},"modified":"2026-09-21T05:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T05:13:51","slug":"charles-jourdain-lost-my-eyesight-in-marlon-vera-fight-at-ufc-331","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/charles-jourdain-lost-my-eyesight-in-marlon-vera-fight-at-ufc-331\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Jourdain: \u2018Lost my eyesight\u2019 in Marlon Vera fight at UFC 331"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/charles-jourdain-lost-my-eyesight-in-marlon-vera-fight-at-ufc-331.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Charles-Jourdain-210843\">Charles<br \/>\nJourdain<\/a> had a terrifying reason for waving off his recent bout<br \/>\nwith <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Marlon-Vera-97179\">Marlon<br \/>\nVera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jourdain and Vera squared off on the prelims of the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a>\u2019s recent numbered event in Los<br \/>\nAngeles. In the third round, Jourdain signaled that he didn\u2019t want<br \/>\nto take any more damage after being knocked down. While this isn\u2019t<br \/>\nthe first time the Canadian has been dropped in a fight, he has<br \/>\nrevealed that the final knockdown against \u201cChito\u201d compromised his<br \/>\nvision.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Charles Jourdain explains why he waved off his UFC 331 fight<br \/>\nagainst Marlon Vera<\/h2>\n<p>After Jourdain hit the canvas and signaled that he didn\u2019t wish to<br \/>\ncontinue, the referee stepped in, handing Vera his first finish in<br \/>\nfour years. While there was initially confusion about Jourdain\u2019s<br \/>\ngesture, \u201cAir\u201d has now revealed why he was done fighting after the<br \/>\nthird-round knockdown, as he couldn\u2019t see anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLost my eyesight in the third,\u201d Jourdain wrote on Instagram. \u201cI<br \/>\nwaved the fight \u2018cause I don\u2019t need to receive more strikes to the<br \/>\nhead. I lost. I failed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jourdain has enjoyed a stellar run at bantamweight since dropping<br \/>\ndown from featherweight, recording three wins at 135 pounds before<br \/>\nlosing to Vera at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-331-Van-vs-Pantoja-113633\">UFC<br \/>\n331<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdfpAd-x-p4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-0.19811320754717\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Jourdain had a terrifying reason for waving off his recent bout with Marlon Vera. Jourdain and Vera squared off on the prelims of the Ultimate Fighting Championship\u2019s recent numbered event in Los Angeles. In the third round, Jourdain signaled that he didn\u2019t want to take any more damage after being knocked down. 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