{"id":29044,"date":"2026-09-21T07:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T07:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=29044"},"modified":"2026-09-21T07:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T07:21:00","slug":"charles-jourdain-details-frightening-eye-issue-that-led-to-tko-loss-against-chito-vera-at-ufc-331","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=29044","title":{"rendered":"Charles Jourdain details frightening eye issue that led to TKO loss against Chito Vera at UFC 331"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-label\">Trending:<\/span><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border\"\/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border-2\"\/>NSAC doubles down on punishment for UFC 329 fighters, fines Paddy Pimblett and two other big names<span class=\"photo-credit\">Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Charles Jourdain has revealed a scary moment that occurred late in Saturday\u2019s bout against Marlon \u201cChito\u201d Vera.<\/p>\n<p>Jourdain and Vera collided in the featured preliminary bout of the UFC 331 card. In the third round, Vera connected with a left hook to the body, followed by one to the head. Jourdain crumbled and told referee Mike Beltran that he had enough. The fight was stopped, and Jourdain had good reason to have Beltran wave the fight off.<\/p>\n<p>In a post-fight Instagram Story, Jourdain revealed a big eye problem that spelled doom in the third round (via MMAMania.com).<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLost my eyesight in the third,\u201d Jourdain wrote. \u201cI waved the fight cause I don\u2019t need to receive more strikes to the head. I lost. I failed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Prior to UFC 331, Jourdain mentioned to media members that he needed to undergo surgery in his eye due to issues that led to a 2025 bout cancellation against Ricky Simon.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI didn\u2019t even know my eyes were wrong,\u201d Jourdain said. \u201cI was just doing my classic eye exam before the fight \u2026 and the guy\u2019s like, \u2018No, your eye is f\u2013ked up. You cannot fight with that eye. You might lose it.\u2019 What are you talking about, I see properly, I don\u2019t see anything. He\u2019s like \u2018No, I cannot let you fight.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo we did the surgery a could of weeks after \u2026 and I don\u2019t see better or worse, it\u2019s just I had something in my retina, they put a laser in your eye, highly uncomfortable situation, and I thought I would see better. Nothing changed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jourdain was on a three-fight winning streak prior to being stopped by Vera. His top priority after Saturday will be on his eye. Injuries to the eye have been a hot topic within MMA. Tom Aspinall recently had to relinquish the UFC heavyweight title after suffering another setback with his eye issues during a sparring session.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll keep you posted on Jourdain\u2019s injury as more details become available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/ufc\/charles-jourdain-details-frightening-eye-issue-that-led-to-tko-loss-against-chito-vera-ufc-331\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=charles-jourdain-details-frightening-eye-issue-that-led-to-tko-loss-against-chito-vera-ufc-331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:NSAC doubles down on punishment for UFC 329 fighters, fines Paddy Pimblett and two other big namesZuffa LLC Charles Jourdain has revealed a scary moment that occurred late in Saturday\u2019s bout against Marlon \u201cChito\u201d Vera. Jourdain and Vera collided in the featured preliminary bout of the UFC 331 card. 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