Bloody Elbow · Dec 23, 2020
Mike Jackson makes UFC return, welcomes debutant Dean Barry in January
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesTwo and half years after his fight with CM Punk, Mike Jackson will make an unexpected return to the UFC welcoming newcomer Dean Barry in a January event.
MMA Fighting revealed the news. The fight will take place at 170-pounds at a UFC event on January 20th.
Jackson (1-1) is one of the few fighters to make his professional debut in the UFC. After losing to Mickey Gall by submission in just 45-seconds in 2016, Jackson fought former WWE star Phil “CM Punk” Brooks at UFC 225 in June 2018 winning the fight by unanimous decision.