Former champion Douglas Lima faces Jason Jackson in the co-main fight of Bellator London

The Brazilian tries to recover from three consecutive defeats against the struggling Jamaican, who has won the last five

D. Lima faces J. Jackson at Bellator London. (Photo: Reproduction/Instagram)

Former welterweight champion (up to 77 kg), Douglas lima has a date set to return to Bellator's circular cage. The Brazilian faces jason jackson in the co-main event of Bellator London, on May 13th. The duel was announced by the organization this Tuesday (8).

In Bellator since 2011, Douglas lima He is one of the great names in the organization's history. The Brazilian was welterweight champion (up to 77 kg) on ​​three occasions. The last of them was precisely his last victory in his career, when he defeated Rory McDonald in the final of the division tournament and regained the belt.

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After that, however, Douglas lima suffered three consecutive defeats. The Brazilian was defeated by Gegard Mousasi in an attempt to also become middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg), he lost the welterweight belt to Yaroslav Amosov and is coming off a setback in his rematch against Michael Page.

jason jackson, on the other hand, is in a great phase at Bellator. The Jamaican arrives for the duel on the back of five consecutive victories, the most recent being over Paul Daley, in June 2021.

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Bellator London takes place at the SSE Arena, in the English capital on May 13th and its main fight is the duel for the welterweight belt between the undefeated champion Yaroslav Amosov and Michael Page.

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