Jason Jackson is ready to defend his Bellator welterweight title towards undefeated Ramazan Kuramagomedov on June 22 in the primary occasion of Bellator’s return to the 3Arena in Dublin.
The promotion introduced the matchup throughout Friday’s occasion broadcast from Belfast.
Jackson (18-4) is MMA Combating’s No. 7 ranked welterweight on the planet. The 33-year-old TUF veteran rides an eight-fight win streak into his first official title protection after capturing the belt with a shocking knockout of Yaroslav Amosov in November.
Jackson defeated two-time PFL welterweight champion Ray Cooper III through knockout in his most up-to-date look this previous February on the PFL vs. Bellator occasion. Jackson additionally holds notable wins over Douglas Lima, Paul Daley, Neiman Gracie, and Benson Henderson.
Kuramagomedov (12-0) has been good in his transient Bellator run, knocking out Jaleel Willis and submitting Randall Wallace.
The 27-year-old Russian expertise additionally owns a notable victory over UFC and PFL veteran John Howard.
Bellator’s return to Dublin is anticipated to broadcast on streaming service MAX in the US and DAZN in the UK.
