Bryan Battle’s wrestle to make weight seems to have include severe penalties.
Battle was scheduled to face Nursulton Ruziboev in a middleweight conflict at UFC 319 this previous weekend at Chicago’s United Middle. Nevertheless, the combat was known as off only a day earlier than the occasion after the 30-year-old American tipped the scales 4 kilos over the 186-pound restrict.
As confirmed by MMA journalist Damon Martin on X Wednesday, “The Butcher” has been lower from the UFC solely days after failing to make weight for his UFC 319 matchup.
Battle final competed at UFC 310 this previous December, securing a hard-fought cut up resolution victory over Randy Brown to increase his unbeaten streak to 5 fights. He made his promotional debut at UFC Vegas 35 in August 2021 and rapidly constructed a good document of 7-1 with one no contest, together with 5 wins by stoppage.
His sole setback within the Octagon got here at UFC 66 in December, the place he fell to a unanimous resolution loss towards Rinat Fakhretdinov.
How Many Weight Misses Has Bryan Battle Had In The UFC?
Bryan Battle earned his UFC spot by submitting Andre Petroski within the second spherical of The Final Fighter 29 semifinal at middleweight in August 2021. After getting into the promotion, “The Butcher” moved right down to the welterweight division, the place he struggled to make weight, lacking the restrict on two separate events.
Battle’s first weight miss occurred at UFC Charlotte in Might 2023, the place he got here in over the restrict for a bout towards Gabe Inexperienced, which he in the end received by way of knockout. His second miss got here in his most up-to-date combat towards Randy Brown at UFC 310. With the most recent incident at UFC 319, “The Butcher” has now didn’t make weight 3 times over his four-year UFC profession.
