Former Bellator champion felt 'disrespected' on MVP MMA card
Most Valuable Promotions didn’t manage to satisfy every fighter on its first MMA card.
Most Valuable Promotions didn’t manage to satisfy every fighter on its first MMA card. Jake Paul ’s MVP hosted its first MMA card last weekend at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles,. Jason Jackson knocked out Jefferson Creighton just 20 seconds into their welterweight clash on the card.
However, Jackson believes he wasn’t appreciated enough while going into the fight as well as for his performance. The former Bellator champion believes he didn’t deserve to be on the prelims. While Jackson had told his friends and family that his fight would be broadcast on Netflix, the prelims were available for free on YouTube.
Francis Ngannou earned the $100,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for his first round knockout win over Philipe Lins . Jackson thinks that was a foregone conclusion with Ngannou weighing 34 pounds more than Lins. With all respect to Ngannou, Jackson believes he should have earned the performance bonus instead of “The Predator.
” Feeling Underappreciated The most promoted fights on the card were Ngannou vs. Lins, Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry , and Ronda Rousey vs.