Quinton Jackson has some self-examination ahead of him.
The former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight titleholder showed up for his Bellator 175 main event with Muhammed Lawal at 253 pounds and lost a unanimous decision to “King Mo” on Friday at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. All three cageside judges scored it 29-28 for Lawal, who avenged his controversial 2014 loss to “Rampage” and rebounded from his Dec. 29 defeat to Mirko Filipovic.
While Lawal has already been handed his next assignment -- he will face Ryan Bader at Bellator 180 on June 24 -- Jackson’s immediate future seems far less certain.