Veteran featherweight competitor Mike Wilson has been released by the UFC, he currently sports a record of 9-2-0. Wilkinson earned victories in the promotion over Brandon Loughane and Niklas Bakstrom, while dropping fights to Rony Jason and Makwan Amirkhani. Wilkinson’s last bout in the promotion came at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Silva in February 2016, where he suffered a defeat to the aforementioned Makwan Amirkhani.