Mike Jackson is getting the call to welcome a top prospect to the UFC.
Returning from a 29-month hiatus, Jackson has agreed to fight debuting Irishman Dean Barry in a welterweight bout at a UFC event on Jan. 20, multiple people with knowledge of the matchup told MMA Fighting.
Jackson, a fighter and a journalist, has only competed twice as a professional, both times in the UFC. In February 2016, he was the first UFC opponent for Dana White’s Lookin’ for A Fight acquisition Mickey Gall, and he lasted just 45 seconds before being submitted.