Bubba Jenkins ‘disappointed’ next fight is on Bellator prelims, but using it to his advantage

Bubba Jenkins has publicly expressed his displeasure with being on the prelims in his next fight.

The rising featherweight told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour that Bellator initially told him the contender bout against Georgi Karakhanyan would be on the main card of Bellator 160 on Aug. 26 in Anaheim. Plans changed, though, and Jenkins vs. Karakhanyan will be the featured prelim fight on spike.com.

“It was pretty disappointing to hear that it’s on the prelims,” Jenkins said. “I obviously have friends back home, tons of people who want to throw Bubba J fight parties, so to not have that opportunity kind of was like, ‘Aw man.’ I’m excited either way. The results will be the same. The fight is going to go the way I planned it.”

Jenkins (11-2) isn’t happy about not being on television. But he’s using his real-life irritation as a means to pump up the encounter with Karakhanyan and get people to watch. It’s a clever little marketing ploy by the former NCAA Division I wrestling standout. Jenkins tore down the fourth wall a bit on The MMA Hour.

“I think it’s along …

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