It showed when the subject of fighting in Canada came up, as the opportunity to compete on home turf doesn’t come around that often for fighters from the Great White North, and yet Jourdain isn’t viewing his trip to Vancouver through the lens of a Canadian.
“You’re more like a pirate: you take your ship, you go there, destroy, take the money, and leave,” he said of getting a second straight opportunity to compete in his home country. “I’ve become more self-centered — of course, I’m still funny with the media, but people are starting to understand it was a show; I’m having fun with social media, but now I’m trying to make the most money I can so I can go back home and spend the most quality time I can with the family.”
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And he plans on combining all these different elements into a statement effort when he steps in with Grant this weekend at Rogers Arena.
“He’s very tough, but he was tough against ‘35ers,” Jourdain said of his opponent. “I’m a former ‘45er and I can say I’ve faced bigger, stronger guys; harder hitters like DooHo Choi, Jean Silva of course. I’ve fought very big men, very strong men, and I don’t think he’s faced the likes of me.
“I’ve been forged in a fire that is different from them,” he added. “I have a very strong arsenal that is properly built for this week.”
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