Explosive in the third round after two assaults won on the ground by his opponent, Quebec fighter Charles Jourdain was beaten by American Shane Burgos by majority decision of the judges on Saturday at UFC Fight Night in New York.
New York native Burgos (15-3) was cheered on by the fans gathered at UBS Arena throughout this featherweight duel, and he nearly took advantage of the crowd’s energy to pass a submission to Jourdain (13-4-1) in the first round.
The 26-year-old Beloeillois resisted as best he could in Burgos, who had taken control of his back and almost wrapped his arm firmly around his neck. Jourdain got up and recovered, to finally find himself on the ground for the whole second round.
More of a puncher than a wrestler, “Air” found his feet in the third round and bombarded Burgos, who looked shaken. In search of the K.-O., Jourdain ran out of time.
The judges awarded scores of 29-28, 29-28 and 28-28 to the advantage of the local favorite.
At the door of the top 15 in his weight category, Jourdain will have to wait a little longer before being ranked among the top seeds of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
