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Bryan Battle sees ‘easy fixes’ to avoid repeat of big UFC 310 weight miss

Bryan Battle isn’t stressing his four-pound weight miss for UFC 310, because he doesn’t expect it to happen again.

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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UFC 310 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 2024 total passes $8 million

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program has now paid out more than $8 million to athletes in 2024 under the Venum deal.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 310 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $368,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC 310 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

The full UFC 310 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Kai Asakura[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Shavkat Rakhmonov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kron Gracie[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Dooho Choi[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Nate Landwehr[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Anthony Smith[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Vicente Luque[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Themba Gorimbo[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Movsar Evloev[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Eryk Anders[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Chris Weidman[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Joshua Van[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Cody Durden[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Michael Chiesa[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Max Griffin[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Clay Guida[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Kennedy Nzechukwu[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Lukasz Brzeski[/autotag]: $6,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $8,072,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $30,809,000

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Randy Brown upset at Bryan Battle’s four-pound weight miss for UFC 310: ‘How is that fair to me?’

Randy Brown is not happy about Bryan Battle’s big weight miss for Saturday’s UFC 310.

[autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag] thinks he’ll be at a disadvantage stepping into UFC 310.

This Saturday, Brown (19-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) takes on [autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in what was supposed to be a welterweight bout in the preliminary card of the final UFC pay-per-view of 2024 (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, Hulu, ESPN+). Although the fight still stands, the fight is now at a catchweight, as Battle missed weight by four pounds, coming in at 175 pounds Friday morning.

Brown is not happy about his opponent’s weight miss, and he made sure to let the world know.

“19 walks to the UFC octagon alone. 6 on the regional scene and I’ve never missed weight not 1 time,” Brown wrote on Instagram. “Like a true professional.

“Brian knew he wasn’t gonna make the weight from the day before but still let me suffer through a weight cut. These guys bite the bullet on percentage then come in overweight on purpose so they can get a weight advantage on fight night. I’ll be no more than 185 tmrw. I would bet he’ll be well over 200 tmrw. How is that fair to me?”

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UFC 310 weigh-in results: Former ‘TUF’ winner looks drained, misses weight big

A former “TUF” winner looked rough on the UFC 310 scales as he missed weight big.

LAS VEGAS – A former “TUF” winner has missed weight ahead of UFC 310.

[autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag] registered at 175 pounds, four pounds over the welterweight limit. Visibly drained, he did not attempt a second time. The status of his prelim bout vs. Randy Brown is unclear at this time.

Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger [autotag]Anthony Smith[/autotag] initially missed weight at 207.5. However, he dropped two pounds and re-weighed-in at 205.5, under the light heavyweight limit.

The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 7 p.m. ET at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. UFC 310 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.

Among those who weighed in were flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) and challenger Kai Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who meet in the main event, and Ian Machado Garry (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Shavkat Rakhmonov (15-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), who fight in a welterweight title eliminator in the co-feature.

All four of those combatants, plus the rest of the card outside of Battle, made weight. It’s Battle’s second UFC miss. He also missed weight for a May 2023 bout vs. Gabe Green.

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The full UFC 310 weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Alexandre Pantoja (124.5) vs. Kai Asakura (124.5) – for flyweight title
  • Ian Machado Garry (171) vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (171)
  • Ciryl Gane (245.5) vs. Alexander Volkov (254.5)
  • Kron Gracie (144.5) vs. Bryce Mitchell (146)
  • Dooho Choi (146) vs. Nate Landwehr (145.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Dominick Reyes (205) vs. Anthony Smith (205.5)
  • Themba Gorimbo (171) vs. Vicente Luque (170.5)
  • Movsar Evloev (145.5) vs. Aljamain Sterling (145.5)
  • Bryan Battle (175)* vs. Randy Brown (171)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Eryk Anders (193) vs. Chris Weidman (194.5)
  • Cody Durden (126) vs. Joshua Van (126)
  • Michael Chiesa (170.5) vs. Max Griffin (170)
  • Clay Guida (155) vs. Chase Hooper (155.5)
  • Lukasz Brzeski (234) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (236.5)

*Battle missed the welterweight limit by 4 pounds and will be fined a percentage of his purse.

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Bryan Battle: Two months leading into UFC 310 have ‘really been like a whirlwind’

Coming off a great finish and killer promo in his last fight, Bryan Battle finds himself in a good place heading into UFC 310.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag] finds himself in a good place heading into UFC 310, a place he loves at this point in his career. All it took was a finish and a killer promo to get here.

Battle (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) meets Randy Brown (19-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) on the prelims of Saturday’s event at T-Mobile Arena (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+). Unbeaten in his past four, including a no contest, Battle is coming off a second-round TKO of Kevin Jousset this past September at UFC Fight Night 243. It was an impressive finish, but what really put the performance over was Battle’s octagon interview in which he riled up the French fans in Paris.

That moment, it seems, has changed the trajectory of “The Ultimate Fighter 29” winner’s career. You know what he’s saying?

“It’s really been like a whirlwind,” Battle said Wednesday at UFC 310 media day. “It’s been nonstop. It’s been a blessing. It’s like everything I’ve worked for really coming to fruition. It’s been really cool. Fans have been amazing. The memes and Instagram reels have been crazy. There’s a new one every other day. It’s been a lot of fun. …

“It was always inevitable. I always felt like I would get to where I’m at, you know what I’m saying? It was just a matter of when, not if, you know what I’m saying?”

Battle considers Brown “a great opponent” and his biggest opportunity. It’s a relatively short turnaround for Battle, but he’s relishing the moment.

“I feel amazing. I feel incredibly sharp,” Battle said. “There’s definitely some aches and pains from the previous fight, but everything’s coming together at the right time perfectly.”

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UFC 310 preview: What’s at stake in key matchups at 2024’s final pay-per-view?

UFC will close out its 2024 PPV schedule in style with a UFC 310, and there’s a number of compelling storylines across the lineup.

[anyclip-media thumbnail=”undefined” playlistId=”undefined” content=”dW5kZWZpbmVk”][/anyclip-media]The UFC’s 2024 pay-per-view schedule comes to a conclusion on Saturday with UFC 310, which goes down at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+).

Although it doesn’t feature the biggest stars on the roster, there are a number of compelling bouts on tap – from the flyweight title headliner of [autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Kai Asakura[/autotag] to the welterweight title eliminator co-main event of [autotag]Shavkat Rakhmonov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag] to the key heavyweight matchup of [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag]. And there are other notable pairings, including [autotag]Movsar Evloev[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag], [autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag] and more.

There’s much on the line across the 14-bout card, and the “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Matthew Wells and Mike Bohn joined host “Gorgeous” George Garcia on this week’s episode of the roundtable show to break down the most important storylines.

Check out the video above for the complete UFC 310 preview, or watch below for the entire episode of “Spinning Back Clique.”

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Surging welterweights Bryan Battle, Randy Brown booked for UFC 310 matchup

Bryan Battle and Randy Brown will throw down this December at the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of the year.

Surging welterweights [autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag] and [autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag] will throw down at UFC 310.

Battle meets Brown on Dec. 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+). Both fighters confirmed the news on social media after an initial report from Battle’s management, Iridium Sports Agency.

Winner of 10 of his past 12, Battle (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is coming off a second-round Performance of the Night knockout of Kevin Jousset last month at UFC Fight Night 243. The Season 29 “Ultimate Fighter” winner has finished his past four wins.

Brown (19-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) is 7-1 in his past eight fights. After a Performance of the Night knockout of Muslim Salikhov in February, Brown defeated Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos by unanimous decision at UFC 302 in June.

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The current UFC 310 lineup now includes:

  • Belal Muhammad vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov – for welterweight title
  • Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura – for flyweight title
  • Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
  • Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque
  • Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
  • Dominick Reyes vs. Anthony Smith
  • Virna Jandiroba vs. Tatiana Suarez
  • Clay Guida vs. Chase Hooper
  • Michael Chiesa vs. Max Griffin
  • Cody Durden vs. Joshua Van
  • Bryan Battle vs. Randy Brown

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Bryan Battle explains cutting WWE-esque promo on UFC fans in Paris

Bryan Battle angered the UFC Paris attendees not only for his performance but also his post-fight microphone rant.

What a night it was for [autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag].

Not only did he finish Kevin Jousset with strikes at UFC Fight Night 243, he riled up the fans in attendance with a double middle finger celebration and expert-level microphone work during his post-fight interview.

“I was on the other end of this when the UFC came to Charlotte and I was the hometown guy,” Battle told reporters backstage after the event (via Buiten De Kooi). People were booing the mess out of the other guy just because he was the other guy. It was one of those things. I knew people were going to be booing me.

“But when you’re in an arena of people booing you and flipping you off, I’m the kind of guy that’s like, ‘Hey, I’ll fight every single one of y’all motherf*ckers. Line them up, baby. You want some of this? Come get some of this. Kevin was just the conduit for me kind of giving the middle finger to all the fans out there today.”

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The boos that rained down on him from the Paris faithful inside Accor Arena was music to his ears. It was all in good fun in his mind, though, explained Battle. He’d rather be hated than have fans not care.

“I appreciate it,” Battle said. “I’d much rather fight in front of a crowd that hates my guts and is booing me and trying to tear into me than a crowd that’s indifferent. You know what I’m saying? I love the energy, man. That was amazing.”

Whether he gained more fans or more haters isn’t the crux of the impact Battle made Saturday. Another impressive performance brought him to 6-1 with one no contest since his promotional debut in August 2022.

Though he might disagree with those numbers, Battle wants a big test next.

“They keep asking me if I’m looking at anybody,” Battle said. “My problem is that I’m looking at everybody. Whoever wants it can get it, one through 15. They’re all on the list, whoever says yes. The matchmakers call me and give me fights. I’m here to fight people and get paid. I’m not getting any younger. You know, the answer is just yes. Are you looking at anybody in the top 15? Yes, I’m looking at everybody in the top 15. We’ll see what happens next. … Of course, of course. I’m 7-1 in the UFC. Don’t let them fool you. I’m not 6-1-1. I’m 7-1 in the UFC. So yeah, of course, I think I deserve someone in the top 15. I think I’m top 15 now.”

UFC Fight Night 243 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Renato Moicano’s $16,000 among top earners

UFC Fight Night 243 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 243 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC Fight Night 243 took place at Accor Arena in Paris. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 243 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Benoit Saint Denis[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Nassourdine Imavov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]William Gomis[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Joanderson Brito[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kevin Jousset[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Morgan Charriere[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gabriel Miranda[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Matt Frevola[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Ivan Erslan[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Oumar Sy[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Da Woon Jung[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ludovit Klein[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ailin Perez[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Darya Zheleznyakova[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Taylor Lapilus[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Daniel Barez[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Victor Altamirano[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Jacqueline Cavalcanti[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Bolaji Oki[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2431 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $5,895,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $28,632,000

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UFC Fight Night 243 bonuses: KO of the Year contender a no-doubter for $50,000

The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday’s card in Paris, including a vicious KO of the Year contender by Fares Ziam.

The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday’s card in France, including a knockout that’s likely to be very high on everyone’s KO of the Year list.

After UFC Fight Night 243, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at Accor Arena in Paris. Check out the winners below.

Performance of the Night: Chris Duncan def. Bolaji Oki

Chris Duncan def. Bolaji Oki via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 3:34

Starting off the night in France with an impressive finish was [autotag]Chris Duncan[/autotag]. To his surprise, Duncan didn’t even realize he finished Bolaji Oki until he wasn’t responding. Duncan (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) locked up a guillotine choke from the bottom, and released the hold, looking to punch. However, Oki (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) was asleep. Duncan then motioned to the referee that his opponent was in la-la land, and the fight was over. Duncan earns the first bonus of his UFC career, one that quite literally fell in his lap.

Performance of the Night: Fares Ziam def. Matt Frevola

Fares Ziam def. Matt Frevola via knockout (knee) – Round 3, 2:59

The UFC might as well have just handed [autotag]Fares Ziam[/autotag] his bonus check as he exited the octagon. His knockout of Matt Frevola is a sure-fire Knockout of the Year contender. Ziam (16-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was picking apart Frevola (11-5-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) in the first two rounds of the fight, but in the third, he blasted Frevola with a vicious knee on the exit of a clinch. Frevola went unconscious on contact, and a couple of follow-up punches got there before the referee could rush in. Ziam’s first UFC bonus is certainly one to remember.

Performance of the Night: Morgan Charriere def. Gabriel Miranda

Morgan Charriere def. Gabriel Miranda via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 0:27

Keeping the French crowd hyped up with another vicious finish was [autotag]Moragn Charriere[/autotag]. Gabriel Miranda found himself attempting to escape a clinch from Charriere, but didn’t expect a crushing punch to meet him as he turned back into his opponent. Charriere’s left hand sent Miranda to the canvas, and the celebration was on.

That’s three consecutive fights for “The Last Pirate” earning a $50,000 bonus. Charriere is pure excitement.

Performance of the Night: Bryan Battle def. Kevin Jousset

Bryan Battle def. Kevin Jousset via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:47

While the French crowd was amped with back-to-back bonus-earning finishes before his fight, [autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag] flipped the cheers to boos. Battle spoiled the party for France’s Kevin Jousset, boxing him up for a nasty second-round TKO finish. He then got on the mic and delivered one of the most emphatic heel promos on the mic, urging the French crowd to keep booing him. Battle will fly back to the States with an extra $50,000, the second bonus of his UFC career.

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