Jason Jackson on the Origin of His Peculiar Nickname: ‘Everybody Was Laughing’

Jason Jackson is a few days away from the most crucial match in his career to date. Jackson (15-4, 6-1 Bellator) is set to headline a Bellator MMA event for the first time as he faces former 170-pound kingpin Douglas Lima at Bellator 283. The Sanford MMA representative found himself in the favorable spot after the previously scheduled headliner, a lightweight championship clash between Patricky Freire and Sidney Outlaw, fell off the card following an injury to “Pitbull." Jackson is currently riding a five-bout winning streak and has lost only once in his latest nine appearances. Ahead of the upcoming clash, “The Ass Kicking Machine” unveiled the origin of his peculiar nickname and why everyone started taking it very seriously after he adopted it.

(00:00) Intro
(00:24) Watching the fireworks on the Fourth of July
(01:00) The origin of his cool nickname, “The Ass-Kicking Machine”
(02:10) Watching pro wrestling
(02:30) Preparing for Lima
(02:55) His reaction when he heard that he would be headlining Bellator 283
(03:30) Competing on five rounds
(04:14) His sparring partners at Sanford MMA
(04:50) His corner
(05:00) Aiming to become the No. 1 contender
(06:00) His expectation for the fight
(07:08) Picking the rematch between Yaroslav Amosov vs. Logan Storley
(08:40) Hoping to face Storley
(09:14) Predicting to win
(09:44) Comparing fighting to spirituality
(11:36) His message for the division
(12:04) Outro