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Doo Ho Choi hasn’t competed in the Octagon since a January 2018 loss to Jeremy Stephens.
“The Korean Superboy” is back.
Featherweight prospect Doo Ho Choi is set to return from a near two-year layoff at UFC Busan on Dec. 21 in Busan, South Korea. He will meet Charles Jourdain. UFC officials announced the pairing Wednesday.
South Korea’s Choi began his mandatory military service — which can last between 21 and 24 months — after a January 2018 main-event bout with Jeremy Stephens. Choi lost that fight via second-round TKO.
Choi, 28, made waves early in his UFC career, stopping his first three opponents all in the first round. But after the Stephens loss and a “Fight of the Year” candidate against Cub Swanson, he has lost two in a row. Choi made his Octagon debut in 2014.
Jourdain, a former TKO featherweight and interim lightweight champion, debuted in the UFC earlier this year, dropping a decision to Desmond Green. Prior to that, the Quebec native had won four in a row.
UFC Busan is expected to be headlined by a pivotal featherweight bout between former title challenger Brian Ortega and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung.