Former Bellator champion Jason Jackson is through to the semifinals for the 2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament.
Jackson (19-5) dominated and stopped fellow former Bellator champ Andrey Koreshkov in the main event of Thursday's 2025 PFL World Tournament 1 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Fla. The win got Jackson through to the next round, and he will now face undefeated prospect Thad Jean in the semifinals.
Jackson dominated the action from start to finish. On the feet and in the grappling, he got the better of Koreshkov (28-6) in the first round of their 170-pound clash.
There was a scare for Jackson in the second round, as he landed a couple of illegal elbows to the back of the head of Koreshkov. The shots were deemed unintentional, so Jackson was not disqualified. Instead, Koreshkov was given some time to recover, Jackson was given a warning, and the fight resumed.
Almost immediately after the fight resumed, the fight ended. Jackson shot and got a takedown, quickly moved to mount, landed a few shots, and then got the back of Koreshkov. It was then when he sank in a rear-naked choke and put the Russian to sleep at the 4:21 mark of Round 2.
