Battle<\/a> likely would have been ranked if it weren\u2019t for a weight miss in his last fight against Randy Brown, which caused him to move up to the middleweight division where he didn\u2019t have any more luck making weight.<\/p>\n Battle was released from the UFC following back-to-back weight misses<\/a>, the latter seeing his fight with Nursulton Ruziboev cancelled at UFC 319<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 30-year-old recently got back on track in a short-notice booking against MMA fighter Derik Freitas (3-9) at Dirty Boxing 3. Battle won the mismatch by TKO inside of a minute<\/a>.<\/p>\n Exactly a week after his victory, Battle has a new contract signed for a different promotion.<\/p>\n On Friday, the Professional Fighters League (PFL<\/a>) announced they had signed Battle to a multi-fight deal.<\/p>\n \u201cYa know what I\u2019m saying?\u201d the promotion said of Battle\u2019s signing.<\/p>\n A welterweight for the majority of his UFC career, Battle will be competing in the PFL\u2019s middleweight division, joining the likes of Johnny Eblen, Fabian Edwards, and Costello van Steenis.<\/p>\n Battle won \u2018The Ultimate Fighter 29\u2019 tournament at 185 lbs in 2021. Battle is 7-1 at the weight class overall.<\/p>\n While there is some concern about whether he\u2019ll make weight in PFL, it\u2019s worth noting Battle made the middleweight limit for his fight at Dirty Boxing 3 last week. This was Battle\u2019s second weight cut in 2-3 weeks.<\/p>\n Did Losene Keita get released from UFC after his weight miss and fight cancellation?<\/p>\n On Friday, former OKTAGON two-division champion Losene Keita stepped onto the scales at 149 lbs, three pounds over the featherweight limit.<\/p>\n Keita was supposed to make his UFC debut against Bellator \u2018GOAT\u2019 Patricio Pitbull<\/a> at UFC Paris on Saturday, but after his weight miss, the UFC ended up cancelling the bout altogether<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bryan Battle was released from UFC following back-to-back weight misses in two divisions, one of those leading to a fight cancellation.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s some important context. Keita\u2019s last four fights have all been at lightweight. He hasn\u2019t cut to 145 since 2023. Him taking a fight so soon was his mistake. His cut to 145 is a big one, and certainly required more time than what he had for this one https:\/\/t.co\/Y5ioM2aCm9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Omni-Man\u2019s MMA Burner (@zachharknessmma) September 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n There are rumors circulating around that Keita has been cut by the promotion, as he is in a similar situation with Christopher Ewert, who was fired for missing weight in his scheduled debut at UFC 317<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, as of this writing, there is no official confirmation that Keita has been released from the UFC.<\/p>\n ![\"Bryan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2188796672-scaled.jpg\")
Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLCPFL signs Bryan Battle<\/p>\n