Douglas Lima vs. Jason Jackson co-headlines Bellator London on May 13

A pivotal welterweight clash is headed to Bellator London.

Douglas Lima (32-10 MMA, 14-6 BMMA) will face Jason Jackson (15-4 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) on May 13 in the co-main event at OVO Arena Wembley, promotion officials announced Tuesday.

BREAKING

A HUGE Welterweight bout added to #BellatorLondon. @PhenomLima No.2⃣ faces off against Jason Jackson No.3⃣.@OVOArena | Friday, May 13th | @bbcthree

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— Bellator Europe (@Bellator_Europe) February 8, 2022

Lima currently is in the roughest patch of his career. After he recaptured the welterweight title in the Bellator grand prix final against Rory MacDonald in October 2019, Lima failed in his bid to become a dual champion when he was defeated by Gegard Mousasi in a vacant middleweight title bout at Bellator 250. Lima then lost the 170-pound title to Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 260, followed by a narrow split decision loss in his rematch against Michael Page at Bellator 267 this past October.

Surging contender Jackson will try to close in on his first title shot. The 31-year-old has won five in a row. The past three have come against former WEC and UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson, top contender Neiman Gracie and, most recently, Paul Daley at Bellator 260.

With the addition, the Bellator London lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (Showtime, 4 p.m. ET)

• Champ Yaroslav Amosov vs. Michael Page – for welterweight title
• Jason Jackson vs. Douglas Lima
• Denise Kielholtz vs. Kana Watanabe
• Simon Biyong vs. Luke Trainer

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 12:30 p.m. ET)

• Daniel Weichel vs. Robert Whiteford
• Alfie Davis vs. Tim Wilde
• Kate Jackson vs. Elina Kallionidou