{
  "id": 8848293,
  "title": "Charles Jourdain: ‘Lost my eyesight’ in Marlon Vera fight at UFC 331",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/charles-jourdain-lost-my-eyesight-in-marlon-vera-fight-at-ufc-331",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T05:13:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/charles-jourdain-lost-eyesight-marlon-051351451.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canadian fighter Charles Jourdain was forced to withdraw from his upcoming bout with Marlon Vera at UFC 331 due to a serious injury. During the third round of the fight, Jourdain was knocked down and signaled that he did not wish to continue. This marked the first time the Canadian fighter had been knocked down in a match. Upon realizing he couldn't see, Jourdain immediately waved off the fight, stating he had \"lost his eyesight in the third.\" After being knocked down, referee stepped in and Vera secured his first finish in four years. Jourdain had been having a successful run at bantamweight since moving down to featherweight weight class, securing three wins before his defeat to Vera at UFC 331.",
  "summary": "Charles Jourdain had a terrifying reason for waving off his recent bout with Marlon Vera.",
  "key_points": [
    "Canadian fighter Charles Jourdain forced to withdraw from UFC 331 fight against Marlon Vera.",
    "Jourdain knocked down in third round, claimed he lost his eyesight during the bout.",
    "Vera secured first finish in four years after Jourdain waved off the fight."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The injury forces Jourdain to halt his successful run at bantamweight, handing Vera a much-needed win and ending Jourdain's streak of three consecutive victories.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}