LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag] has missed weight twice in his past five fights, yet he’s not concerned about a pattern in the aftermath of his UFC 310 win.
Battle (12-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) came in four pounds over the welterweight limit for this past Saturday’s fight with Randy Brown (19-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC) at T-Mobile Arena, but went on to claim a split decision victory. He admitted the fight didn’t play out the way he envisioned prior, but Battle was proud to persevere after a challenging road to the octagon.
“This was a tough fight camp,” Battle told MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight at UFC 310. “I popped my rib two days after I accepted the fight. I’ve got (a) cut (around my eye) that happened during camp. I got (another) cut (above my eye) a week out. I had to nurse that. That’s just among a whole bunch of personal problems and all these other things. This was a hell of a camp.”
Battle said the injuries and cuts were just the tip of the iceberg of what he endured prior to UFC 310. He didn’t elaborate on the other obstacles he encountered, but said it all meshed perfectly into his botched weigh-in.
The 30-year-old said he’s not stressing the situation, though. Despite previously missing weight by two pounds prior to his 14-second knockout of Gabe Green in May 2023, there isn’t concern from Battle about it happening again in the future.
“It was a multitude of things,” Battle said. “It was all those things I named, and then it was the fastest turnaround I’ve had at welterweight. You do something well enough, you start to take little things for granted, and those little things kind of added up. There’s a lot of things, and to me, it’s like easy fixes. There’s a lot of things I see and I’m like, ‘OK, I can make those adjustments.’ I can start working on that stuff now so the next time I have a fight, this isn’t something I have to worry about.”
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