Mike Jackson’s long-awaited return to the UFC will have to wait a little longer.
The welterweight scrap between Jackson and newcomer Dean Barry has been pulled from the upcoming UFC Fight Island 8 card on Jan. 20 in Abu Dhabi.
Multiple sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting after Barry first revealed the move over social media on Friday while adding that the current plan is to rebook the fight for either March or April.
“Well guys 20 minutes before 2020 ended I got a phone call to say Jackson won’t make the fight on January 20th you just can’t write this sh*t,” Barry wrote on Twitter.