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.

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

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

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.

What seemed like a size issue was believed to have been eradicated by his jump up to a new weight class that allows him to weigh 15lbs heavier for his UFC fights. Still, Battle managed to miss weight by 4lbs, despite stripping down when he hit the scales ahead of UFC 319.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Chicago with a middleweight title fight, which is now official following the UFC 319 weigh-ins.