Jason Jackson will face a „TUF 33“ vet on May 16. | PFL
MMA
Jason
Jackson will remain on
Most Valuable Promotions’ first MMA card.
After Lorenz
Larkin withdrew from the event due to injury, Jefferson
Creighton will step in and face Jackson at
MVP „Rousey vs. Carano“ on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Los
Angeles. The promotion announced the new booking on Monday.
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MVP “Rousey vs. Carano” airs on Netflix and is headlined by a
five-round featherweight showdown between Ronda
Rousey and Gina Carano.
Other featured contests include a heavyweight matchup pitting
Francis
Ngannou against Philipe
Lins and a welterweight scrap between Nate Diaz and
Mike
Perry.
Plenty of Momentum
Creighton will take a seven-bout winning streak into the matchup
with Jackson. Most recently, the Poway, California, native defeated
Diego
Bianchini via unanimous decision at LFA 223 this past November.
During his current run, Creighton has also won titles in Melee
Combat Championship and Urijah Faber
A1 Combat. Last year, Creighton competed on Season 33 of “The
Ultimate Fighter,” where he bested Andreeas
Binder before falling to Rodrigo
Sezinando in the semifinals. A former Bellator
MMA title holder, the 35-year-old Jackson last appeared in the
semifinals of the
Professional Fighters League welterweight tournament, where he
dropped a split decision to eventual champion Thad Jean
last June.
FIGHT UPDATE 🚨
Due to a knee injury, Lorenz
Larkin has withdrawn from his scheduled bout on May 16.Jason
Jackson will now face Jefferson
Creighton.Jason
Jackson vs Jefferson
Creighton
3×5 Professional MMA Bout⚔️A new matchup added to an already stacked night.🍿
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— MVP – Most Valuable Promotions (@MostVpromotions)
April 20, 2026