Bryan Battle
Pooh Bear
USA
Out
Injury Not Injury Related
Est. Return 1/1/2026
Ruziboev fight off
Battle will not fight Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC 319 on Saturday, according to Aaron Bronsteter of Sportsnet.
ANALYSIS
Battle missing the UFC's middleweight limit explains why he will not fight Ruziboev on Saturday. This marks the second straight time in which he has missed weight, despite going up a division to prevent a consecutive miss.
Battle missing the UFC's middleweight limit explains why he will not fight Ruziboev on Saturday. This marks the second straight time in which he has missed weight, despite going up a division to prevent a consecutive miss.
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Misses weight for scheduled fight
Battle missed the UFC's middleweight limit for his fight with Nurlston Ruziboev at UFC 319 on Saturday, according to Jose Youngs of MMA Fighting.
ANALYSIS
For missing the UFC's middleweight limit, Battle will lose 30 percent of his purse. Even though he moved up to middleweight because of a welterweight miss back in December, the increased weight class has not prevented him from getting another purse fine. The December fight saw Battle log a split-decision win over Randy Brown.
For missing the UFC's middleweight limit, Battle will lose 30 percent of his purse. Even though he moved up to middleweight because of a welterweight miss back in December, the increased weight class has not prevented him from getting another purse fine. The December fight saw Battle log a split-decision win over Randy Brown.
Next bout booked
Battle will face off against Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC 319 on Aug. 16, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Battle will face off against Nursulton Ruziboev in August after most recently taking down Randy Brown in December. The 30-year-old American currently boasts a 7-1-1 record during his time in the UFC.
Battle will face off against Nursulton Ruziboev in August after most recently taking down Randy Brown in December. The 30-year-old American currently boasts a 7-1-1 record during his time in the UFC.
Split decision win in Vegas
Battle defeated Randy Brown via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at UFC 310 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Battle got the win, but much of the good work he did inside the Octagon was completely negated by the fact he missed weight by four pounds Friday morning. Battle was dominated in Round 1. It wouldn't be surprising to hear he purposely started slow in hopes of saving his energy. If that was indeed the case, it worked. Barely. Battle simply pressured Brown in both Rounds 2 and 3. He pinned him to the cage for long stretches at a time and mixed in a few big knees here and there. Two of the three judges felt it was enough. Battle is now 8-1 (1NC) in his first 10 UFC bouts. The next challenge for "The Butcher" is beating the scale.
Battle got the win, but much of the good work he did inside the Octagon was completely negated by the fact he missed weight by four pounds Friday morning. Battle was dominated in Round 1. It wouldn't be surprising to hear he purposely started slow in hopes of saving his energy. If that was indeed the case, it worked. Barely. Battle simply pressured Brown in both Rounds 2 and 3. He pinned him to the cage for long stretches at a time and mixed in a few big knees here and there. Two of the three judges felt it was enough. Battle is now 8-1 (1NC) in his first 10 UFC bouts. The next challenge for "The Butcher" is beating the scale.
Big weight miss
Battle missed weight by four pounds ahead of Saturday's fight with Randy Brown, MMA Fighting reports.
ANALYSIS
Battle missed the welterweight limit by a whopping four pounds ahead of Saturday's bout with Randy Brown. It remains to be seen if the fight will be called off, or if Battle will forfeit some of his fight purse to Brown.
Battle missed the welterweight limit by a whopping four pounds ahead of Saturday's bout with Randy Brown. It remains to be seen if the fight will be called off, or if Battle will forfeit some of his fight purse to Brown.
Next fight scheduled
Battle is scheduled to compete against fellow welterweight Randy Brown at UFC 310 in Paradise on Dec. 7, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Barely multiple weeks since his TKO win over Kevin Jousset, Battle wasted no time landing another fight. He bounced back from a no-contest against Ange Loosa by defeating Kevin Jousset in his home country of France.
Barely multiple weeks since his TKO win over Kevin Jousset, Battle wasted no time landing another fight. He bounced back from a no-contest against Ange Loosa by defeating Kevin Jousset in his home country of France.