In a move not unlike the old Johny Hendricks days, Battle moved up a division after blowing up the scale at welterweight, though it didn’t seem to matter once “The Butcher” clocked in at 190 pounds. As a result, UFC canceled his fight shortly after today’s UFC 319 early (and official) weigh ins.

Bryan Battle, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 29 alongside Ricky Turcios, had a promising career in the UFC ahead of him. While he may not have been in any

Joseph Morales washed out of the UFC after three fights in 2018, then took nearly three years off before rebuilding his career with four straight wins and a berth in The Ultimate Fighter’s season 33 flyweight title fight.

Despite moving back to middleweight after coming in four pounds over in his last welterweight bout, Battle is once again in the same position as he was at UFC 310. This time, the 13-2 fighter is four pounds over the middleweight limit, coming in at 190 pounds.

When speaking to Nursulton Ruziboev after their fight was cancelled, Bryan Battle’s comments during fight week were brought up. Battle had told Spinnin Backfist that he blamed his opponent for their now cancelled bout being scheduled to take place on the prelims.

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