A former champion will return to LFA in March to try to climb his way back to title contention.

Ex-featherweight champ Damon Jackson (16-3-1) is set to headline LFA 83 against Brazil’s Mauro Chaulet (14-6), the promotion announced Wednesday. In the co-feature, Matt Dixon (8-0) puts his unbeaten record on the line in a welterweight bout against Justin Patterson (11-5).

Plus, acrobatics All-American Hailey Cowan (4-1) will be on the card against a bantamweight opponent still to be announced, Emeka Ifekandu (6-3) meets Austin Lingo (7-0) at featherweight, and Austen Lane (6-2) takes on Vernon Lewis (7-4) in a heavyweight bout.

LFA 83 takes place March 6 at The Bomb Factory in Dallas. The card streams on UFC Fight Pass.

“Damon Jackson is our former featherweight champion and he will be looking to gain a record-setting seventh LFA win in front of his home crowd, while Mauro Chaulet is looking to build off the momentum of his debut win for us in September by winning the biggest fight of career,” LFA CEO Ed Soares stated. “This is an exciting main event with a lot on the line for both men.”

Jackson vacated his featherweight title to take a shot at the PFL’s $1 million 2019 season. But that experiment lasted just 10 seconds. Jackson’s five-fight winning streak – all finishes – was snapped by Movlid Khaybulaev with a jumping knee in May 2019. The 10-second KO was the only PFL appearance for Jackson, who also had three fights in the UFC.

Chaulet has three straight wins. This past September, he made his promotional debut with a split call over Samson Phommabout in the LFA 75 co-main event. That was the Brazilian’s first fight in more than five years.

The LFA 83 card includes: