The Bellator Champions Series is on Saturday, June 22, at noon ET in the 3Arena Dublin in Ireland, with exciting fights to check out. The main event welterweight championship battle between current champ Jason Jackson and challenger Ramazan Kuramagomedov is one battle to look into. Jackson is currently favored with a moneyline at -220.
Jackson has won his last seven fights and is in good shape, as he has previously fought against quality opponents in the PFL. His most recent success was a second-round TKO over Ray Cooper III at PFL vs. Bellator Champs in February of this year.
Out of his 18 career wins thus far, he has compiled six knockouts, three submissions, and nine decisions. Only four of them ended in the first round, and he also had two losses, each by knockout and decision.
"The Ass-Kicking Machine" is currently 8-1 under the Bellator banner and has spent most of his career here. With quality wins under his belt, he has quickly risen to the top and will be challenged by a dangerous opponent.
He is currently ranked as the world's 78th-best pound-for-pound MMA fighter. He is also ranked 97th as thebest MMA welterweight fighter in the world, which will pressure him to maintain.
Kuramagomedov is getting his first stab at potentially becoming a champion. He is undefeated through 12 fights, with his most recent win being a second-round submission over Randall Wallace at Bellator 301 in November of last year.
His fighting resume reveals 12 wins with two knockouts, six submissions, and four decisions. So far, four of his wins have ended within the first round, which could make an impact here with previous experience.
He has moved around several fighting organizations over the years, with two wins with Bellator, three in Absolute Championship Berkut, and one in the PFL. If he can land a win here, this would be the best win on his resume.
He is currently ranked as the 65th-best MMA welterweight fighter in the world. This fight could be his if he can maintain his fighting pace and slowly wear down Jackson.
MyBookie has the betting odds available for this Bellator showdown, with Jason Jackson moderately favored. Bettors could add him to a parlay with other fights from the night to potentially help with a better payout.
Both are solid strikers and can close this out early. However, this could go far, and you could consider wagering on that prop bet. Overall, Jackson is appealing here.
