Jason Jackson knocked out Jefferson Creighton 20 seconds into their welterweight bout on Jake Paul’s MVP’s first MMA card at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Jackson said he felt undervalued going into the fight and after his performance. He believed he deserved a spot beyond the prelims and expected his bout to be broadcast on Netflix, but it was available for free on YouTube. Jackson also argued that Francis Ngannou’s $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus should have gone to him, citing Ngannou’s significant weight advantage and predicting the outcome. Jackson claimed other former UFC fighters received better treatment and hinted at a possible return to the UFC to prove his worth.
"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.""
""I didn't feel like one of the valuable players," Jackson said on "The Ariel Helwani Show" "... Little small things like walking out - I didn't get an entry... I don't think I deserved to be on the prelims on the first place. My credentials hold more weight than other fighters. And I felt like I deserved the bonus... No disrespect to Francis but we knew what he was gonna do. [Francis] was like 30 pounds heavier than [Lins]. And he kind of struggled a little bit with the guy... I wasn't feeling the love at all... I felt disrespected... My fight was on YouTube. I was excited to compete on Netflix. I told my whole family, everybody...""
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