Bryan Battle has had a whirlwind week. The 30-year-old was preparing for UFC 319 only to watch the fight collapse before he even stepped into the cage. To make matters worse, his failure on the scale led to harsh consequences, with Dana White cutting him from the UFC roster entirely. But in combat sports, closed doors often open unexpected paths, and for Bryan Battle, that lifeline came from an unlikely duo: Jon Jones and Mike Perry.

Rather than waiting on the sidelines, ‘The Butcher’ is now stepping straight into the chaos of Dirty Boxing Championship, a fast-rising promotion co-founded by Perry and later joined by former UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. So while it seemed the 30-year-old was still searching for an opponent, it now looks like he’s finally found one. Who, you ask

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