Lorenz Larkin Calls Out UFC for Overlooking Jason Jackson Ahead of Netflix MVP Event

Overview

• Lorenz Larkin, set to fight Jason Jackson on Netflix’s Most Valuable Promotions card on May 16, said he was “disgusted” the former Bellator champion is not signed by the UFC.
• Larkin called Jackson one of the toughest opponents of his career and questioned why a fighter with that resume is on the open market.
• Jackson, 35, is a former Bellator welterweight titleholder who stopped Yaroslav Amosov and more recently lost a PFL semifinal by split decision to Thad Jean after finishing Andrey Koreshkov.
• Larkin, 39, is a free agent who says the ability to choose his bouts suits him now, following a 2024 first-round finish of Levan Chokheli and two Karate Combat appearances last year.
• The bout sits on Netflix’s first live MMA show promoted by Jake Paul’s MVP, where Paul has argued the UFC spends too little on fighters and has struggled to build new stars.