Bellator is back this week, and the welterweight title is on the line in Ireland.
Here’s how to watch Bellator Champions Series: Dublin, with a complete lineup and look at the title fight in one of the world’s most iconic cities.
Broadcast and streaming info
Bellator Champions Series: Dublin takes place Saturday at 3Arena in Dublin. The main card streams on the Max platform (formerly HBO Max) at 2 p.m. ET. The prelims stream on Max at 11 a.m. ET.
Venue info
3Arena opened in 2008 and has become one of the most regularly used venues in the world for concerts. Artists to perform there include Pearl Jam, U2, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and Guns N’ Roses and has played host to Bellator and the UFC in the past.
Welterweight title fight: Jason Jackson
Bellator 170-pound champion Jason Jackson (18-4) will put his title on the line for the first time when he takes on unbeaten challenger Ramazan Kuramagomedov, who has just two fights in the promotion. Jackson won the title against Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 301, which was the promotion’s final event before its sale to the PFL. Just three months later, in February, he knocked out two-time PFL $1 million winner Ray Cooper III in the PFL vs. Bellator champions event. He hasn’t lost since October 2019 and has just two losses in the past 10 years. One was due to an injury he suffered on Dana White’s Contender Series’ first season. The other was a highly debatable split decision loss to Ed Ruth in Bellator that most analysts scored in his favor.
Welterweight title fight: Ramazan Kuramagomedov
Ramazan Kuramagomedov’s (12-0) resume includes a win in the PFL in 2018, one on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019, and a victory over UFC vet John Howard in Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Eagle FC promotion. In 2023, he came to Bellator and took out Jaleel Willis in the first round, then submitted Randall Wallace this past November in Chicago.
Co-main event: Paul Hughes
Cage Warriors interim featherweight champion Paul Hughes (11-1) makes his way to Bellator on the strength of five straight wins. The Northern Ireland-based Australian knocked out Fabiano Silva, an opponent with five times his experience, in the first round in April in a 160-pound catchweight fight.
Co-main event: Bobby King
After wins in three of his first four Bellator fights, Bobby King (12-6) has back-to-back decision losses to Gadzhi Rabadanov and Aalon Cruz. He’ll be looking for his first win in more than two years.
Full fight card
MAIN CARD (Max, 2 p.m. ET)
- Champ Jason Jackson vs. Ramazan Kuramagomedov – for welterweight title
- Paul Hughes vs. Bobby King
- Arlene Blencowe vs. Sinead Kavanagh
- Norbert Novenyi Jr. vs. Dalton Rosta
- Kasum Kasumov vs. Matheus Mattos
PRELIMINARY CARD (Max, 11 a.m. ET)
- Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Tyler Mathison
- Abdellah Er-Ramy vs. Simeon Powell
- Francesco Nuzzi vs. Shinobu Ota
- Sara Collins vs. Olena Kolesnyk
- Nathan Kelly vs. Jose Sanchez
- Michelle Montague vs. Karolina Sobek
- Marcirley Alves da Silva vs. Sarvadzhon Khamidov
- Darragh Kelly vs. Mathias Poiron
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event page for Bellator Champions Series: Dublin.
