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Josh Barnett in a New Movie, Plans to Return to UFC in Late 2015

Josh Barnett, the popular and controversial UFC heavyweight, has taken another job in Hollywood, which will supersede his job as a fighter for the immediate future.

The news came out Tuesday night on the cable TV program UFC Tonight (h/t Dave Meltzer of MMAFighting.com). 

Josh Barnett is filming a movie this summer and won't fight until much later this year.

— UFC Tonight (@UFCTonight) April 29, 2015

There was no word on the film project or Barnett's role in said project, though it is said to involve actor Michael Jai White.