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Scheduled against Loosa
Battle is scheduled against Ange Loosa in a welterweight fight at UFC Vegas 87 on March 16, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Battle will look to continue his 2023 form into 2024. Despite missing weight for his scheduled fight against Gabriel Green at UFC on ABC 4, Battle still defeated Green and went 2-0 in 2023 by also finishing AJ Fletcher.
Battle will look to continue his 2023 form into 2024. Despite missing weight for his scheduled fight against Gabriel Green at UFC on ABC 4, Battle still defeated Green and went 2-0 in 2023 by also finishing AJ Fletcher.
Strong run continues
Battle defeated AJ Fletcher via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:32 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
This was another excellent performance for Battle inside the Octagon, and he also made weight without issue, a positive sign following his miss in his 14-second knockout win over Gabriel Green this past May. Battle was content to sit back in Round 1 and let the much smaller Fletcher lead the way, but he got aggressive in Round 2, picked up a takedown and went work on the mat, eventually choking Fletcher out late in the frame. The 29-year-old North Carolina native is off to a great start in the UFC, posting a 5-1 record in his first six bouts.
This was another excellent performance for Battle inside the Octagon, and he also made weight without issue, a positive sign following his miss in his 14-second knockout win over Gabriel Green this past May. Battle was content to sit back in Round 1 and let the much smaller Fletcher lead the way, but he got aggressive in Round 2, picked up a takedown and went work on the mat, eventually choking Fletcher out late in the frame. The 29-year-old North Carolina native is off to a great start in the UFC, posting a 5-1 record in his first six bouts.
Welterweight fight scheduled
Battle will fight AJ Fletcher at UFC Vegas 79 on Sept. 23, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
After missing weight for his catchweight fight at UFC on ABC 4, Battle will move down a division. Fletcher began his promotional career 0-2 but bounced back by submitting Themba Gorimbo in February.
After missing weight for his catchweight fight at UFC on ABC 4, Battle will move down a division. Fletcher began his promotional career 0-2 but bounced back by submitting Themba Gorimbo in February.
Dominates after weight miss
Battle defeated Gabriel Green via KO (punch) at 0:14 of Round 1 at UFC on ABC 4 on Saturday in Charlotte.
ANALYSIS
Competing in his hometown of Charlotte, Battle was quite proud of his performance, as he should have been, except for the fact all the good work he did inside the Octagon was negated by the fact he missed weight by two pounds on Friday morning. The crushing right hand which put Green to sleep was a thing of beauty, but none of it will matter unless Battle gets his weight cutting issues under control moving forward. Bryan would normally be ineligible for a post-fight bonus due to the weight miss, but Dana White ultimately made an exception and rewarded him with a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus anyway.
Competing in his hometown of Charlotte, Battle was quite proud of his performance, as he should have been, except for the fact all the good work he did inside the Octagon was negated by the fact he missed weight by two pounds on Friday morning. The crushing right hand which put Green to sleep was a thing of beauty, but none of it will matter unless Battle gets his weight cutting issues under control moving forward. Bryan would normally be ineligible for a post-fight bonus due to the weight miss, but Dana White ultimately made an exception and rewarded him with a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus anyway.
Misses weight, fight still on
Battle weighed in two pounds over the welterweight limit for his fight against Gabriel Green on Saturday, but the fight will proceed at a catchweight, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Battle tipped the scales at 173 pounds Friday morning, two pounds over the limit for a non-title fight. The approximate (+110) betting underdog presumably had to turn over a portion of his fight purse to Green in order for this bout to ultimately proceed.
Battle tipped the scales at 173 pounds Friday morning, two pounds over the limit for a non-title fight. The approximate (+110) betting underdog presumably had to turn over a portion of his fight purse to Green in order for this bout to ultimately proceed.