And just like that, Bryan Battle has landed on his feet after being released by the UFC.
Dirty Boxing Championships, the fledgling promotion co-owned by Jon Jones and Mike Perry, announced Friday that it has signed Battle to compete in a 185-pound fight Aug. 29 at DBX 3 from The Hangar in Miami.
Battle was cut from the UFC on Wednesday after he missed weight for the second consecutive fight at UFC 319. Battle couldn’t make weight for a welterweight fight with Randy Brown last December, which forced him to move up to middleweight. But Battle also failed to make the 186-pound limit at UFC 319 weigh-ins, registering 190. As a result, his fight with Nursulton Ruziboev was subsequently canceled, leading to his release from the UFC.
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Battle, 30, won “The Ultimate Fighter 29” reality series in 2021. In total, he officially made nine UFC appearances, going 7-1 with one no contest. He earned three Performance of the Night bonuses from the UFC.
It’s unclear if Battle will compete in DBX beyond the Aug. 29 event, which is headlined by fellow former UFC fighter Jairzinho Rozenstruik fighting Robinson Perez for the DBX heavyweight title.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC fighter released for missing weight signs with new promotion