In a move not unlike the old Johny Hendricks days, Battle moved up a division after blowing up the scale at welterweight, though it didn’t seem to matter once “The Butcher” clocked in at 190 pounds. As a result, UFC canceled his fight shortly after today’s UFC 319 early (and official) weigh ins.

Middleweights Baisangur Susurkaev and Eric Nolan were added to the card in the featured prelim slot for their official UFC debuts. Susurkaev was a first-round winner on the Contender Series just four days ago while Nolan arrives having won four straight and eight of 11 overall in the Cage Fury Fighting Championships promotion.

Bryan Battle, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 29 alongside Ricky Turcios, had a promising career in the UFC ahead of him. While he may not have been in any

Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega winner Bryan Battle weighed in at 190 pounds for his scheduled Middleweight bout against

Despite moving back to middleweight after coming in four pounds over in his last welterweight bout, Battle is once again in the same position as he was at UFC 310. This time, the 13-2 fighter is four pounds over the middleweight limit, coming in at 190 pounds.

When speaking to Nursulton Ruziboev after their fight was cancelled, Bryan Battle’s comments during fight week were brought up. Battle had told Spinnin Backfist that he blamed his opponent for their now cancelled bout being scheduled to take place on the prelims.

Bryan Battle lost a fight with the scale ahead of UFC 319, leading to his fight with Nursulton Ruziboev being cancelled.