Simply put, the rising Canadian is a finisher, and he’s happy to tell you that. In addition to having won each of his first 10 professional victories over the distance, Malott does not hide his goals once he enters the cage: he wants to win “by strikes or by choke”, and is not someone ‘one who will seek to accumulate points or impress the judges.
This weekend, the 10-1-1 talent takes on Neil Magny in another classic welterweight litmus test.
Magny has the most wins in division history and has filled that role on multiple occasions, fending off Geoff Neal, Daniel Rodriguez and Phil Rowe, while landing on the wrong side of things against rising talents Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado. Garry in the past.
Fighting close to home and against a Top 15 opponent for the first time, it’s a place where the pressure is on for the Canadian, but everything Malott has shown so far suggests that not only is he ready to accomplish the task, but that he welcomes it and that responsibility that comes with being the last fighter to represent the Maple Leaf to participate in the march Saturday night.
Charles Jourdain
One of the longest-tenured Canadians in the UFC, Jourdain has hovered on the fringes of the Top 15 in the featherweight division for a few years, but looks set to potentially break through the rankings in 2024.
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While the French Canadian quickly built a reputation as a versatile fighter upon his arrival in the UFC, last year the 28-year-old added a little more patience and tactical awareness to his game, which earned him two crucial points. victories. First, in May, Jourdain dominated Kron Gracie, completely outplaying the famous grappler at UFC 288 to break a two-fight slide, then in September, he snatched the neck of Ricardo Ramos, knocking out a submission to the first tour which earned him a Performance of the Night bonus.