While Ramazan
Kuramagomedov acknowledges Jason
Jackson as his toughest test so far, he believes he can beat
the Jamaican.
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Kuramagomedov will challenge Jackson for the Bellator welterweight
title in the main event at
Bellator Champions Series Dublin on June 22. While he is a
slight favorite going into the fight, Kuramagomedov expects Jackson
to be a difficult test.
“I believe Jason
Jackson is the hardest fight in my MMA career thus far,” he
said during a recent media call.
While Kuramagomedov respects Jackson’s skillset, he believes every
fighter has weaknesses.
“This is a very exciting fight coming up. Jason is one of the top
fighters in the world,” he said. “Every fighter has their
shortcomings, so I am going to have to find the key with Jason this
time. There are several ways to approach this, but I will showcase
the best approach the night of the show.”
However, Kuramagomedov isn’t underestimating Jackson by any means.
The undefeated Dagestani contender claims to have been preparing in
every possible way for one of the “top fights” of his career.
“I am definitely not taking this fight lightly,” he said.”I’ve been
preparing for specifically for him my whole camp. I’ve been
watching all of his fights and studying him. I think this will be
one of the top fights in my career.”
Kuramagomedov, 27, has been fighting professionally for nearly a
decade. Having dreamed of becoming a world champion since he
started training, Kuramagomedov has never felt closer to his
goals.
“Becoming a world champion has been my goal my whole career. I’ve
been training for 13 years, and I have been waiting for this ever
since I stepped into the gym,” he said .”I think at this point I am
the closest I have ever been to the belt and on June 22, I will
have that belt wrapped around my waist.”
Kuramagomedov has earned a title shot just two fights into his
Bellator career, both stoppage wins. Meanwhile, Jackson is riding
an eight-fight winning streak and fresh off a TKO win over former
PFL champ Ray Cooper.