After his third weight, the promotion – and second in a row – miss season 29 of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega Winner Bryan Battle is cut from the UFC.
Many had speculated that the UFC career of Battle was in danger after he had weighed pounds on 190 pounds for his planned middleweight bolt against Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC 319. After already missing weight in his previous bolt against Randy “Rude Boy” Brown, would be the battle for the Lim 185 pound, the change in the weight of the weight class, would eliminate the change in the weight of the weight class.
Talk about The MMA hour With Ariel Helwani, Battle spoke to the weight Miss:
“I thought it would be a walk in the park, but it just went south.”
When asked if something was wrong with his body, the struggle responded:
“I just get older.”
He went further to work further:
“There will have to be a number of lifestyle changes. There are some things I didn’t have to do that I have to do now.”
Shortly after the interview, the UFC Bryan Battle would release the contract, in a surprise fight was set to make a quick twist for the “Dirt boxing championship”Promotion on August 29.
What should they do? : Expert speaks of Bryan Battle who is cut
Former MMA referee and the ‘man who wrote the rules’, Big John McCarthy, spoke about the recent weightmiss of Bryan Battle during a segment of his podcast Weigh With former StrikeForce champion Josh “The Punk” Thomson.
When the subject of TUF winner Bryan Battle was cut from the promotion after his third weight Miss came, Big John did not stop:
“They are going to give everyone one, maybe even a two. They gave him three. Three strikes, you’re gone.”
He then explained the basic expectations for hunters:
“Be on time, make weight, fight your ass. Those are your damn rules of being a hunter. If they can’t trust you to come in and make weight, they can’t trust you. What should they do?”
Despite the serious criticism, Big John followed some friendly words about the fight:
“I love Bryan Battle as a hunter. I think he is nice to look at. I like him on the microphone. I think he is difficult like hell.”
Many hunters are cut from the UFC to return and go on successful runs, including winning a belt. Bryan Battle was a favorite with fans for his early deviation from the UFC. With something to prove in his next outing, Battle has some work to do before he may return to the UFC.
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