Bryan Battle has booked his first struggle since his UFC launch.
Battle was minimize by the UFC after failing to make weight for his middleweight showdown with Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC 319 earlier this month. The North Carolina fighter got here in 4 kilos over the 186-pound restrict, resulting in the bout being canceled.
Nevertheless, simply final week, “The Butcher” signed with Soiled Boxing, the hybrid fight sports activities promotion co-owned by Mike Perry and Jon Jones, and is about to make his promotional debut at DBX 3 on August 29 at The Hangar in Miami, Florida. On Monday, it was confirmed that Battle will face Derik de Freitas in a middleweight bout.
Everybody’s been asking who Bryan Battle is combating… nicely, right here it’s It’s Derik Freitas — and this matchup is assured violence
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Soiled Boxing 3 | August 29 | The Hangar, Miami
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DBX 3 will probably be headlined by the inaugural heavyweight title conflict between former UFC contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Rakim Cleveland. The cardboard additionally options former UFC ladies’s bantamweight Jessica-Rose Clark taking over Claudia Zamora.
How Do Bryan Battle And Derik de Freitas’ Data Stack Up?
Bryan Battle enters Soiled Boxing boasting an expert MMA file of 13-2 with 1 no contest. “The Butcher” was final seen in motion at UFC 310 in December 2024, the place he narrowly defeated Randy Brown by way of cut up resolution.
Battle wrapped up his UFC run with a 7-1 file and 1 no contest, that includes 5 stoppage wins and incomes two Efficiency of the Night time bonuses alongside the best way.
In the meantime, Derik de Freitas steps into Soiled Boxing following a two-fight shedding skid. His most up-to-date victory got here in November 2023, when he submitted Marcos Oliveira within the first spherical below the Avalanche Struggle Championship banner. The 34-year-old Brazilian holds an expert MMA file of 3-9.
