{"id":220572,"date":"2025-10-17T20:29:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/220572\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T20:29:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:29:34","slug":"ufc-vancouvers-exciting-prelims-saturday-oct-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/220572\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Vancouver’s Exciting Prelims Saturday, Oct. 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t \"Davey<\/a>April 4, 2025, Las Vegas, Nv, Las Vegas, Nv, United States: Davey Grant steps on the scale for the official weigh-ins at Palace Station Hotel & Casino for UFC Fight Night – Emmet vs Murphy on April 4, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV, United States. \/PxImages Las Vegas, Nv United States – ZUMAp175 20250404_zsa_p175_027 Copyright: xLouisxGrassex\t\t\t \t\t\t <\/p>\n

UFC Vancouver fight week is here. After a trip to Rio de Janeiro<\/a> last weekend, Dana White and company head back to North America for this week\u2019s edition of UFC Fight Night.

\"\"<\/a>Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC serves as the setting for Saturday night\u2019s card. If you\u2019re watching from the United States of America, UFC Vancouver will be streamed via ESPN+<\/a> beginning with the prelims on Saturday afternoon at 4 pm ET\/ 1 pm PT.<\/p>\n

Main card action follows at 7 pm ET\/ 4 pm PT. If there are no adjustments to be made to the schedule<\/a> between now and the weekend, the final version of UFC Vancouver will feature a slate of 13 MMA fights.<\/p>\n

\"Davey<\/a>April 4, 2025, Las Vegas, Nv, Las Vegas, Nv, United States: Davey Grant steps on the scale for the official weigh-ins at Palace Station Hotel & Casino for UFC Fight Night \u2013 Emmet vs Murphy on April 4, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV, United States. \/PxImages Las Vegas, Nv United States \u2013 ZUMAp175 20250404_zsa_p175_027 Copyright: xLouisxGrassex
\nUFC Vancouver Featured Prelim: Charles Jourdain vs. Davey Grant<\/p>\n

At the top of the bill for the prelims, the bantamweights take to the cage for a contest matching Charles Jourdain<\/a> (16-8-1 MMA, 7-7-1 UFC) with Davey Grant<\/a> (15-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC.) All fights mentioned herein are an advertised maximum of three rounds at five minutes per round.<\/p>\n

The UFC Vancouver featured prelim is the second \u201chome game\u201d for the Charles Jourdain camp in as many fights. He\u2019s posted a record of 3-2 in his last five fights.<\/p>\n

Last Nov. 2, he trekked to Edmonton, AL for a bout versus Victor Henry (25-7, 1 NC MMA, 4-2, 1 NC UFC), winning by way of second-round submission. In so doing, Jourdain pocketed a $50,000 (USD) cash advance for the Performance of the Night Award.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a while since he fought, however. A planned June 14 fight in Atlanta<\/a> against Ricky Simon was scrubbed ahead of fight night after Jourdain sustained an eye injury.<\/p>\n

Now, with a clean bill of health afforded to him, will he secure his second straight win in his home country? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Davey Grant comes into UFC Vancouver having gone 4-1 in his last five fights. Currently, he\u2019s on a two-fight winning streak, extended last time out with a unanimous decision victory over Da\u2019Mon Blackshear (17-8-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC) after three rounds of action in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s playing the role of the villain on Saturday night and he\u2019ll do so while on a winning streak. Will Davey Grant go back to England having won three fights in succession?<\/p>\n

UFC Vancouver Co-Featured Prelim: No. 14 Contender Bruno Silva vs. HyunSung Park<\/p>\n

Immediately prior to the featured undercard bout of UFC Vancouver, the co-featured prelim takes place at flyweight. No. 14 contender Bruno Silva<\/a> (14-7-2, 1 NC MMA, 4-4-1, 1 NC UFC) fights to stay in the top-15 at 125 when he meets HyunSung Park<\/a> (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC.)<\/p>\n

Silva will be making the walk with a mark of 3-2 in his last five fights. He\u2019s been a streaky fighter of late, having dropped two contests in a row. On June 7, he came out on the wrong end of a third-round knockout from Joshua Van (15-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in a rescheduled fight after their originally-booked bout in March was postponed.<\/p>\n

With a spot in the rankings at risk, Silva\u2019s in need of a win in UFC Vancouver.\u00a0 His opponent has shown himself to be no slouch once the cage door shuts.<\/p>\n

Across the way, HyunSung Park comes into the weekend sporting a 4-1 record in his last five appearances. This past August, he went into the loss column for the first time in his UFC tenure by way of second-round submission due to a face crank to Tatsuro Taira (17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC.)<\/p>\n

Just as a fighter can be dangerous when he\u2019s on a hot streak, he can be equally dangerous when he\u2019s coming off of a defeat. How will Park fare this time?<\/p>\n

UFC Vancouver: Danny Barlow vs. Djorden Santos<\/p>\n

Also on the UFC Vancouver undercard, the middleweights go to battle as Danny Barlow\u00a0<\/a>(9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) collides with Djorden Santos (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC.) Barlow, a 2023 graduate of\u00a0Dana White\u2019s Contender Series,\u00a0has posted a 4-1 record in his last five walks to the fabled Octagon dating back to July of 2023.<\/p>\n

On March 1, he tasted defeat for the first time under the UFC banner, coming away a loser versus Sam Patterson (14-2-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) by way of first-round knockout. This is Barlow\u2019s fourth appearance in Dana White\u2019s promotion.<\/p>\n

How does Barlow respond to his first UFC defeat?<\/p>\n

In the other corner, Djorden Santos will be making his sophomore appearance in the organization, owning a record of 4-1 over the past five contests. Back on March 8, his UFC debut ended on a sour note, dropping a unanimous decision to Ozzy Diaz (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC.)<\/p>\n

While Santos\u2019 UFC tenure is in his early days, he can\u2019t afford to get behind the 8-ball so soon after he joins the active roster. Is a UFC win in fight number two in the cards?<\/p>\n

Rest of the Prelims<\/p>\n

The UFC Vancouver prelims are rounded out by the following fights:<\/p>\n

A lightweight contest matching Kyle Prepolec (18-9 MMA, 0-3 UFC) with Drew Dober (27-15, 1 NC MMA, 13-11, 1 NC UFC),
\na strawweight fight pairing Stephanie Luciano (6-2-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) against Ravena Oliveira (7-2-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC),
\na middleweight bout between Azamat Bekoev (20-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Yousri Belgaroui (8-3 MMA, UFC promotional debut) in a rebooking of a postponed fight from August,
\nand a women\u2019s bantamweight affair versing Melissa Croden (6-2 MMA, UFC promotional debut) and Tainara Lisboa (7-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC.)<\/p>\n

Which prelim or prelims are you looking forward to in UFC Vancouver? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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