The loudest boos of UFC Fight Night 243 came thanks to [autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag].
On Saturday’s main card at Accor Arena in Paris, Battle (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) defeated [autotag]Kevin Jousset[/autotag] (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) by TKO at the 3:47 mark of Round 2 in their welterweight matchup.
Both fighters found success in Round 1 and early in Round 2, but a swarming flurry of punches by Battle past the scheduled midway point became too much for Jousset.
An initial punch hurt Jousset, who retreated backward toward the cage. Battle continued to sling punches and while Jousset didn’t hit the canvas, he couldn’t avoid the onslaught. Referee Herb Dean deemed Jousset unable to intelligently defend himself and stopped the fight.
Check out the replay of the stoppage below (via X):
TOTAL ONSLAUGHT BY BRYAN BATTLE 👊 #UFCPARIS pic.twitter.com/DjKbeMNloU
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 28, 2024
That’s when the boos began. There were lots of them and they were loud.
But Battle embraced them, and even egged them on. He cut a WWE-esque promo on the microphone taunting the French faithful during his in-cage interview (via X):
“I know y’all didn’t think The Butcher was going to lose to a French dude!”@BryanBattle10 with a LEGENDARY post-fight interview 😂 #UFCParis pic.twitter.com/zlZ2fad7Pz
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) September 28, 2024
Battle moves to 3-0 with one no contest in his most recent four outings.
Jousset has a five fight winning streak come to an end as he loses for the first time under the UFC banner.
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Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 243 results include:
- Bryan Battle def. Kevin Jousset via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:47
- Morgan Charriere def. Gabriel Miranda via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:27
- Fares Ziam def. Matt Frevola via knockout (knee) – Round 3, 2:59
- Ion Cutelaba def. Ivan Erslan via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Oumar Sy def. Da Woon Jung via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Ludovit Klein def. Roosevelt Roberts via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Taylor Lapilus def. Vince Morales via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Ailin Perez def. Darya Zheleznyakova via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:52
- Daniel Barez def. Victor Altamirano via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Nora Cornolle via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Chris Duncan def. Bolaji Oki via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 3:34
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 243.