Barberena skulle have mødt [[Jake Ellenberger]] den 1 juni 2018 ved UFC Fight Night 131.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/3/20/17145594/jake-ellenberger-meets-bryan-barberena-at-ufc-utica|title=Jake Ellenberger meets Bryan Barberena at UFC Utica|last=Alexander K. Lee|date=2018-03-20|publisher=mmafighting.com|access-date=2018-03-20|author=Alexander K. Lee}}</ref> Men den 23. marts, 2018, meldte Barberena afbud på grund af skade.<ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2018/03/bryan-barberena-injured-new-ufc-fight-night-131-opponent-sought-for-jake-ellenberger|title=Bryan Barberena injured; new UFC Fight Night 131 opponent sought for Jake Ellenberger|date=2018-03-23|work=MMAjunkie|access-date=2018-03-24|language=en-US}}</ref> og kampen blev udskudt og flyttet til den 25. august 2018 ved UFC Fight Night 135.<ref name="BarberenaEllenberger">{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/07/bryan-barberena-jake-ellenberger-ufc-fight-night-135-lincoln-nebraska|title=Bryan Barberena announces UFC Lincoln bout with Jake Ellenberger|last=Staff|date=2018-07-18|publisher=mmajunkie.com|access-date=2018-07-18|author=Staff}}</ref> Han vandt kampen via teknisk knockout i første omgang og pensionerede Ellenberger.<ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/08/ufc-fight-night-135-lincoln-results-bryan-barberena-stops-jake-ellenberger-who-retires-after-loss|title=UFC Fight Night 135 results: Bryan Barberena stops Jake Ellenberger, who retires after loss|date=2018-08-26|work=MMAjunkie|access-date=2018-08-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
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