New Details Emerge On Jake Shields & Mike Jackson’s UFC PI Brawl

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Jake Shields and current fighter Mike Jackson have both shared their account of what took place at their brawl inside the UFC Performance Institute on Friday. Shields and Jackson are in Las Vegas ahead of UFC Ve…

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Jake Shields and current fighter Mike Jackson have both shared their account of what took place at their brawl inside the UFC Performance Institute on Friday. Shields and Jackson are in Las Vegas ahead of UFC Vegas 66 tonight. While it’s unclear why Jackson and Shields are in town, one…

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MMA Twitter Reacts To Pete Rodriguez Sleeping Mike Jackson

Pete Rodriguez picked up the biggest win of his young MMA career by knocking out Mike Jackson unconscious to kick off UFC Vegas 62. It didn’t take long for Rodriguez to push forward on Jackson on the feet. He used his boxing to counter Jackson&#8…

Pete Rodriguez picked up the biggest win of his young MMA career by knocking out Mike Jackson unconscious to kick off UFC Vegas 62. It didn’t take long for Rodriguez to push forward on Jackson on the feet. He used his boxing to counter Jackson’s advances and forced Jackson to continue to try to weave…

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UFC Vegas 62 Betting Tips and Plays

Welcome to the first edition of the MMANews.com betting preview, first up we have this week’s UFC Vegas 62 card. In what could be another sleeper card, as is the trend with a lot of the UFC Apex-held events, in the main event, two rising prospect…

Welcome to the first edition of the MMANews.com betting preview, first up we have this week’s UFC Vegas 62 card. In what could be another sleeper card, as is the trend with a lot of the UFC Apex-held events, in the main event, two rising prospects on the cusp of a title shot face off…

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Mike Jackson: If I Suck, Why Would You Want To Fight Me?

Mike Jackson has today returned fire at the fighters calling him out, pondering why, if he is so bad, they want to fight him. Mike Jackson is perhaps best known as the man who was destroyed by Mickey Gall or who destroyed CM Punk. He failed to finish t…

Mike Jackson has today returned fire at the fighters calling him out, pondering why, if he is so bad, they want to fight him. Mike Jackson is perhaps best known as the man who was destroyed by Mickey Gall or who destroyed CM Punk. He failed to finish the pro-wrestling superstar and was seen as…

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Mike Jackson Vs. Pete Rodriguez Booked For Oct. 15 Fight Night

A welterweight matchup between Mike Jackson and Pete Rodriguez has been booked for an upcoming UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 15. News of the Jackson vs. Rodriguez matchup was first reported by MMA Junkie. Jackson returns following his first career win …

A welterweight matchup between Mike Jackson and Pete Rodriguez has been booked for an upcoming UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 15. News of the Jackson vs. Rodriguez matchup was first reported by MMA Junkie. Jackson returns following his first career win over Dean Barry in April. While he left the UFC Apex triumphantly, he…

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Report | Dean Barry Released From The UFC Following Last Month’s Promotional Debut

Dean BarryDublin striker, Dean Barry has been handed his official release from the UFC this Wednesday evening, despite featuring just last month in a UFC Vegas 52 preliminary card opener against Mike Jackson in his first fight under the banner of the organization. Dean Barry, a native of Tallaght, and trainee of Team Ryano under head […]

Dean Barry

Dublin striker, Dean Barry has been handed his official release from the UFC this Wednesday evening, despite featuring just last month in a UFC Vegas 52 preliminary card opener against Mike Jackson in his first fight under the banner of the organization.

Dean Barry, a native of Tallaght, and trainee of Team Ryano under head coach, Andy Ryan, had previously signed with the UFC last year ahead of a projected debut on ‘Fight Island’ against Jackson, before he was ultimately released from the organization.

Resigned to the UFC following a first round knockout win over Drew Lipton at Titan FC 73, Barry made his awaited Octagon debut back in April at UFC Vegas 52, suffering a first round disqualification loss against Jackson after an eye gouge left the latter unable to continue beyond the foul.

The pairing came as a rather topsy-turvy outing for both overall, with Barry penalized earlier for a pair of low groin strikes, courtesy of a spinning back kick, and then a round kick which landed low on Jackson.

Dean Barry has been handed his walking papers following last month’s debut DQ loss

However, prior to the eye gouge – which was deemed intentional, Barry had stunned Jackson at the fence with strikes, resulting in a disqualification loss as Barry fell to 4-2 off the back of his welterweight debut with the organization. 

Per an initial report from MMA Fighting reporters, Damon Martin, and Guilherme Cruz this Wednesday evening, Barry has since been handed his release from the UFC following his organizational debut loss against Jackson.

“Dean Barry has been released from the UFC, per multiple sources confirmed to myself and @guicruzzz (Guilherme Cruz),” Damon Martin tweeted. “Barry suffered a DQ loss in his debut fight with Mike Jackson. Full story coming later to @MMAFighting.”

Following the loss, Barry, who has since deleted his Twitter account, gained flak from fans and critics of his performance, when he claimed that Jackson had taken the easy way out of the fight despite suffering an eye gouge

“To be honest with you, I thought he (Mike Jackson) took the easy way out there,” Dean Barry said in a video posted on his social media. “Didn’t want to stay, didn’t want to continue fighting. Even when I kicked him low, he was talking on the ground to me for ages. Like, if you get hit in the nuts, you can’t be talking like that. Same with the eye poke. Straight after the ref called the fight off, he was fine. Both eyes open perfectly. He said he can’t open his eyes.”