The upcoming PFL vs. Bellator card has already taken successful.
Present PFL welterweight champion Magomed Magomedkerimov has been compelled out of his struggle towards Bellator champion Jason Jackson on account of undisclosed causes. In his place, former PFL champion Ray Cooper III now faces Jackson on the cardboard that takes place on Feb. 24 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The brand new matchup is anticipated to occur at a catchweight however the actual weight hasn’t been revealed simply but.
A number of folks with information of the promotion’s plans confirmed the information to MMA Combating on Monday following an preliminary report from MMA Junkie.
Cooper accepts the struggle as a two-time PFL champion after successful welterweight gold in each 2019 and once more in 2021. He really break up a pair of fights with Magomedkerimov with a submission loss of their first encounter after which exacting revenge with a brutal knockout within the rematch two years later.
Most lately, Cooper dropped a unanimous choice to UFC veteran Derek Brunson on the 2023 PFL Championship card this previous November. Total, Cooper has gone 3-2 in his final 5 fights together with wins over Brett Cooper and Rory MacDonald.
As for Jackson, he’ll compete for the primary time since his surprising upset over former Bellator champion Yaroslav Amosov this previous November. The third-round knockout ended Amosov’s undefeated run with Jackson celebrating his first championship since becoming a member of the Bellator roster in 2019.
Total, Jackson has rattled off seven wins in a row and he’ll look to make it eight when he faces Cooper on the PFL vs. Bellator card in February.
