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With Larkin out, Jason Jackson gets 'Ultimate Fighter' vet on Netflix
TL;DR
Jason Jackson will fight Jeff Creighton on May 16 after Lorenz Larkin withdrew due to injury. The event will be the first MMA show by Most Valuable Promotions on Netflix.
Key points
- Jason Jackson will fight Jeff Creighton on May 16.
- Lorenz Larkin withdrew due to injury.
- The event is the first MMA show by Most Valuable Promotions on Netflix.
- Jeff Creighton has six straight wins by decision.
- The event is headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano.
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Jason Jackson had to wait a few days, but now he knows he'll still be on what could be the most-viewed event of his career.
Jackson (19-6) was set to fight Lorenz Larkin (27-8) next month on the Most Valuable Promotions MMA event on Netflix. This past week, Larkin pulled out with an injury. But Monday, the promotion announced Jeff Creighton (12-2-1) has stepped in, keeping Jackson on the show.
MVP's first MMA show takes place May 16 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., and is headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano.
Creighton most recently fought this past November for LFA and picked up a decision win over Diego Bianchini. It was his sixth straight win by decision dating back to early 2023 in his lone Bellator fight, a split decision win over then-unbeaten Joey Davis – a massive betting upset.
In 2025, Creighton, a 30-year-old Californian, was on Season 33 of "The Ultimate Fighter" with a chance to get into the UFC, but he went 1-1 on the show in his two exhibition fights. Now he'll get a shot against his most tested opponent yet.
Former Bellator welterweight champion Jackson, who upset Yaroslav Amosov to win the title in the promotion's final headliner before the PFL takeover, is coming off a split decision loss to Thad Jean in the 2025 PFL tournament.
With the change, the current MVP MMA 1 lineup includes:
- Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano
- Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins
- Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry
- Jeff Creighton vs. Jason Jackson
- Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross
- Muhammad Mokaev vs. Adriano Moraes
- Jake Babian vs. Namo Fazil
- David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales
- Jade Masson-Wong vs. Aline Pereira
- Chis Avila vs. Brandon Jenkins
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Jason Jackson vs. Jeff Creighton set for MVP's Netflix show
Q&A
Why did Lorenz Larkin pull out of the fight against Jason Jackson?
Lorenz Larkin withdrew from the fight due to an injury.
Who is Jeff Creighton and what is his recent fight history?
Jeff Creighton is a fighter with a record of 12-2-1, and he recently won a decision against Diego Bianchini in November.
When and where is the Most Valuable Promotions MMA event taking place?
The event is scheduled for May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.