Overview

• At Friday’s UFC 319 weigh-ins in Chicago, Bryan Battle tipped the scales at 190 pounds—four pounds over the 186-pound non-title middleweight limit—leading the UFC to pull his fight against Nursulton Ruziboev.
• This marks Battle’s second straight scheduled contest in which he missed weight, following a four-pound overage at welterweight in December against Randy Brown.
• Ruziboev is slated to receive his full “show” purse despite the last-minute cancellation, while Battle faces questions over further disciplinary action from the promotion or athletic commission.
• The removal is the third bout dropped from UFC 319’s originally announced 15-fight card, reducing the pay-per-view undercard to 12 matches ahead of Saturday’s main event.
• Fans and industry observers have criticized current weight-cut enforcement and called for clearer penalties or roster consequences for fighters who repeatedly miss weight.