The UFC has announced the cancellation of a fight from Saturday’s card in Chicago.
A middleweight fight between Bryan Battle and Nursulton Ruziboev is off the UFC 319 card on Saturday after Battle missed weight by four pounds.
Battle stepped onto the scale at 190 pounds, missing the middleweight limit by four pounds. The fight was initially scheduled to proceed as a catchweight fight with Battle forfeiting thirty percent of his purse.
Later in the day, the UFC stated the fight was off.
Battle continues to have weight-cutting problems after missing the mark twice when competing at welterweight and now missing at the heavier weight division.
MAIN CARD
*UFC Middleweight Championship: Dricus du Plessis (23-2) © vs. Khamzat Chimaev (14-0)
*Aaron Pico (13-4) vs. Lerone Murphy (16-0-1)
*Geoff Neal (16-6) vs. Carlos Prates (21-7)
*Michael Venom Page (23-3) vs. Jared Cannonier (18-8)
*Kai Asakura (21-5) vs. Tim Elliott (20-13-1)
PRELIMINARY CARD
*Eric Nolan (8-3) vs. Baysangur Susurkaev (9-0)
*Michal Oleksiejczuk (20-9) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (37-19)
*Jessica Andrade (26-14) vs. Loopy Godinez (13-5)
*Alexander Hernandez (16-8) vs. Chase Hooper (16-3-1)
EARLY PRELIMS
*Drakkar Klose (15-3-1) vs. Edson Barboza (24-12)
*Dione Barbosa (8-3) vs. Karine Silva (18-5)
*Alibi Idris (10-0) vs. Joseph Morales (12-2)
