Overview

• Dirty Boxing confirmed the matchup Monday, finalizing a middleweight bout for DBX 3 at The Hangar just outside Miami on August 29.
• The UFC cut Battle last week after consecutive weight misses, including coming four pounds over the 186-pound limit at UFC 319, which scrapped his fight with Nursulton Ruziboev.
• Battle exits the UFC as a The Ultimate Fighter winner with a 7-1 record and one no contest, most recently edging Randy Brown by split decision at UFC 310.
• De Freitas enters at 3-9 with two straight stoppage losses and seven finishes in his past eight defeats, seeking his first win since a 31-second submission in November 2023.
• DBX 3 is headlined by an inaugural heavyweight title fight between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Rakim Cleveland, and the promotion is co-owned by Mike Perry and Jon Jones.