Overview

• Battle was cut by the UFC after consecutive weight misses, most recently weighing 190 pounds for a non-title middleweight bout with Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC 319, which led to the fight being scrapped.
• He told MMA Fighting the decision was justified and the result of his own actions, adding that he is unfazed by online backlash.
• He is scheduled to face Derik de Freitas at Dirty Boxing Championship’s DBX 3 in Miami on August 29 in a hybrid-rules bout.
• Battle says he will keep competing and is making another 185-pound cut this week after previously moving up from welterweight following a December miss.
• DBX 3 streams on the promotion’s YouTube channel at 8 p.m. ET and features other UFC veterans, including Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Jessica-Rose Clark, Tyson Nam, and Alex Caceres.