After being cut from the UFC for missing weight, promising MMA fighter signs with the PFL

BryanBattle drew attention for his controversial personality. Photo: Reproduction.

After having the UFC doors closed as retaliation for failing to make the scales on several occasions, BryanBattle already has a new place to work. This Friday (5), the PFL announced through posts on its social networks the hiring of the North American, who has not known what it is like to lose as a professional since December 2022 and competed most of the time as a welterweight (up to 77,1 kg).

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In the publication, the company briefly communicated the acquisition of the fighter to the public, but defined him as a middleweight (up to 83,9 kg) in addition to making a pun with the phrase “Did you understand what I said?”, for which the athlete became known on social media.

: @BryanBattle10 has signed to the Professional Fighters League! ✍️

“Do you know what I’m saying?” ️ pic.twitter.com/A1OiEZqqWG

— PFL (@PFLMMA) September 5, 2025

Despite riding a four-fight winning streak in his last five fights, Battle's unprofessional conduct frustrated the matchmakers of the Ultimate. In six fights in the welterweight division (up to 77,1 kg), the fighter missed weight on two occasions, which forced him to change divisions.

His debut as a middleweight (up to 83 kg) was scheduled to take place at UFC 319, in August of this year, against Nursulton RuziboevHowever, the fight was canceled after the American weighed in at 86,2 kg, more than 2 kg over the division limit. At the end of the month, he was officially released from the organization.

Bryan Battle was a promising UFC performer.

BryanBattle derrotou Randy Brown in the split decision of the judges in the UFC 310. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC News

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At just 30 years old, the athlete arrived at the Ultimate through the 29th season of The Ultimate Fighter, in which he was part of the team of Alexander Volkanovsky and competed in the middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg). Battle ended up champion of the tournament by submitting Gilbert Urbina with a rear naked choke in the second round in August 2021. Since then, he has had eight other duels in the largest MMA organization in the world and has been defeated only once.