Jason
Jackson recently took a dig at upcoming opponent Ramazan
Kuramagomedov’s MMA gym.
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Jackson is scheduled to make his first Bellator
MMA welterweight title defense against Kuramagomedov in the
main event at
Bellator Champions Series Dublin on June 22. While Jackson
trains at
Kill Cliff FC, Kuramagomedov trains at rival South Florida gym
American Top Team.
Jackson recently hailed the unity in his own gym while alluding
that ATT is divided based on cultural and racial differences.
“We have everything at my gym. There is nothing we are short of,”
Jackson said during a recent Bellator media call. “Everyone there
is motivated. The thing about our gym is that we are one. It
doesn’t matter if we come from a different culture or a different
race. We are one. We are not divided like American Top Team.”
Jackson hasn’t lost in eight outings since coming up on the short
side of a split decision against Ed Ruth in his
Bellator debut in 2019. Jackson won the Bellator welterweight title
with an upset TKO win over Yaroslav
Amosov at
Bellator 301 in November 2023. The Jamaican has since scored a
TKO win over former PFL champ Ray Cooper in a non-title tilt at the
PFL vs. Bellator champions card this past February. Jackson vows to
be as active as possible if he gets past Kuramagomedov.
“I always want to be active. Now I am in the position where I have
the ball in my court,” he said. “So, I’m going to continue making a
roll because I may never wake up tomorrow. I’m going to continue to
work over and over. I’m going to continue working and never stop. I
will keep on fighting as much as I can because that’s what I love
doing. Every time I get inside the cage it’s like I can’t believe I
am here.”