Charles Jourdain vs Victor Henry at UFC Fight Night 246 | Preview & Prediction
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Canada’s Charles Jourdain is coming off consecutive losses so he will be desperate to get back on track on home soil as he meets Californian Victory Henry in the UFC’s bantamweight division
CHARLES JOURDAIN VS VICTOR HENRY FACTS
When is UFC Fight Night 246? UK – the preliminary card starts at 9:00pm on Saturday November 2nd 2024, followed by the main card at 12:00am (Sunday) / USA – 5:00pm/8:00pm ET and 2:00pm/5:00pm PT
Where is UFC Fight Night 246? Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 246? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 246
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 246 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 246? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC Fight Night 246 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Charles Jourdain and Victor Henry expected to walk out? 11.00pm UK / 7.00pm US ET / 4.00pm US PT
UFC Fight Night 246 Main Card
Brandon Moreno vs Amir Albazi (Flyweight)
Erin Blanchfield vs Rose Namajunas (Women’s Flyweight)
Derrick Lewis vs Jhonata Diniz (Heavyweight)
Caio Machado vs Brendson Ribeiro (Light Heavyweight)
Marc-Andre Barriault vs Dustin Stoltzfus (Middleweight)
Mike Malott vs Trevin Giles (Welterweight)
UFC Fight Night 246 Prelims
Aiemann Zahabi vs Pedro Munhoz (Bantamweight)
Ariane Lipski da Silva vs Jasmine Jasudavicius (Women’s Flyweight)
Charles Jourdain vs Victor Henry (Bantamweight)
Jack Shore vs Youssef Zalal (Featherweight)
Alexander Romanov vs Rodrigo Nascimento (Heavyweight)
Serhiy Sidey vs Garrett Armfield (Bantamweight)
Chad Anheliger vs Cody Gibson (Bantamweight)
Jamey-Lyn Horth vs Ivana Petrovic (Women’s Flyweight)
CHARLES JOURDAIN: CANADIAN SEEKS TO AVOID THREE LOSSES IN SUCCESSION
Canada’s Charles Jourdain (15-8-1) is seeking to avoid losing three fights in a row for the first time in his career so there is plenty of pressure on him coming into this fight. After losing a tough split decision at UFC 297 to Sean Woodson, he was knocked out at UFC 303 by Jean Silva and he now returns for his third fight in 2024 desperate to get a win. Prior to these losses, he had back-to-back wins and he will look to those for positives ahead of this one.
VICTOR HENRY: VET LOOKING TO KICK ON WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS IN OCTAGON
Victor Henry (24-6 with one no contest) only came into the UFC at the start of 2022 and he has made his mark in the organisation. He has three wins, one loss and one no contest after his bout with Javid Basharat was called after Henry suffered an accidental groin kick which left him unable to continue. Otherwise, he has done well so far and his win last time out against Rani Yahia who he TKO’d with a head kick and punches, was particularly impressive.
CHARLES JOURDAIN VS VICTOR HENRY PREDICTION
This is an interesting match-up on the prelims as we have Charles Jourdain who is struggling and in a negative dynamic, against Victory Henry who is on an upward trajectory.
Jourdain has been fighting at a higher level than Henry for a much longer time. He may have lost four of his last six and his last two fights, but it is all about levels. How he comes back from the first knockout loss of his career will be the key element in this fight however. At 28, he is experienced and can recover from that if he remains composed here.
He meets Victor Henry who has done reasonably well in his short UFC career but Jourdain should have his number. Assuming Jourdain has no lingering after-effects from his knockout loss and can bounce back, we fancy his chances of getting back to winning ways here.
It is an unpredictable fight so we would avoid selecting the manner of victory, but we cautiously lean towards Jourdain proving he is good enough and at the right level against the right opponent.
PREDICTION: CHARLES JOURDAIN TO WIN
