Gracie out Jackson faces Kunimoto on days notice at Bellator 236
It’s fight week for Bellator’s double header in Hawaii and Bellator 236 has under gone a last minute change.
Neiman Gracie has withdrawn from facing Kiichi Kunimoto due to injury. “The Strasser” will now face Jason “The Ass-Kicking Machine” Jackson. After parting ways with the UFC Kunimoto won a pair of bouts under the Rizin banner. In July the Japanese fighter made his Bellator debut losing by second round TKO to Ed Ruth. Jackson is a former VFC, Titan FC, & LFA welterweight champion; who also competed in season 21 of The Ultimate Fighter. Jackson, who’s won three of his last four fight is coming off a split decision loss to Ed Ruth from Bellator 231.
Bellator 236 takes place at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.
DAZN Main Card
- Flyweight Title Bout: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (10-0) vs. Kate Jackson (11-3-1)
- Featherweight Bout: AJ McKee Jr. (15-0) vs. Derek Campos (20-9)
- Flyweight Bout: Juliana Velasquez (9-0) vs. Bruna Ellen (5-2)
- Bantamweight Bout: Raufeon Stots (12-1) vs. Cheyden Leialoha (7-1)
- Welterweight Bout: Kiichi Kunimoto (20-8-2) vs. Jason Jackson (10-4)
Prelims
- Lightweight Bout: Nainoa Dung (3-0) vs. Zach Zane (13-9)
- Featherweight Bout: Kai Kamaka III (5-2) vs. Spencer Higa (7-10)
- Bantamweight Bout: Swayne Makana Lunasco (0-0) vs. Kaylan Gorospe (0-0)
- Lightweight Bout: Keoni Diggs (7-0) vs. Scotty Hao (4-2)
- Flyweight Bout: Nate Yoshumura (0-0) vs. Chas Dunhour (0-1)
- Welterweight Bout: Kona Oliveira (1-2) vs. Ben Wilhelm (3-0)
- Lightweight Bout: Dustin Barca (3-0) vs. Brandon Pieper (11-13)
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