Rising light heavyweight Misha Cirkunov will apparently not be back in the UFC anytime soon after contract discussions with the free agent went sour, according to UFC President Dana White.

It was revealed earlier this month that Cirkunov’s (13-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) UFC contract had expired after his first-round submission of Nikita Krylov at UFC 206 in December. It marked the fourth consecutive win for the Canadian since joining the UFC roster in August 2015, all of which have come by stoppage.

Cirkunov, No. 10 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light heavyweight rankings, reportedly was offered a new deal by the organization, but was unable to come to terms. White confirmed in an interview with TSN that the free agent won’t be back in the octagon for his next fight.

“I met with Misha and his wife, and good people and everything else, but he ended up really flaking out on the deal,” White said. “So I’m not interested. I’m done. He knows I’m done. I made it very clear I’m done.”

Although White has ruled multiple fighters out of competing in the octagon for various reasons over the years, he didn’t leave much room for optimism about entering further negotiations with Cirkunov.

Despite the fact Cirkunov, 29, is on of the few promising top up-and-comers in the 205-pound division and appeared on the cusp of breaking into the upper echelon of the weight class, White said fans will have to tune in elsewhere to watch him compete.

“You’ll see him somewhere,” White said. “It just won’t be here.”

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