The UFC 319 weigh-in was not finished with out drama, leading to one combat being canned.
Typically, measurements really went easily. The battle for the principle occasion middleweight title stays the identical, with champion Doricus du Plessis weighing 185 kilos and Kamza Chimaev tilting the size at 183 kilos. Different fighter jets on the principle card had been additionally in a position to goal.
Brian’s combat was the one athlete on scale that was troublesome. He was scheduled to face Nursulton Ruziboev within the preliminary a part of UFC 319. That plan failed when the combat missed the middleweight restrict for non-title matches by 4 kilos every. In the meantime, Luzhvoyev clocked in at 186 kilos.
That is the third time a battle has missed weight underneath a UFC banner.
The combat was cancelled on account of a mistake on the size of the battle. Ruziboev criticized the combat for not making contractual weight by visiting his Instagram account.
“As a substitute of speaking an excessive amount of, you have to acquire weight first,” Luzhboyev stated. “This can be a skilled sport, blondie.”
Nursulton Ruziboev wasn’t completely happy that Brian Battle misplaced 4 kilos of weight attributable to a middleweight match at UFC 319
Firstly of the week, we interviewed Luzhiboev that they weren’t on the principle card 😬 pic.twitter.com/b4nk6v8oof
– Full ship MMA (@full_send_mma) August fifteenth, 2025
Take a look at the remainder of the UFC 319 weigh-in outcomes, together with the load of backup fighter Caio Borralho, in case you want it for the principle occasion.
Principal Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10pm (ET))
- Dricus du Plessis (185) vs. Khamzat Chimaev (183)
- Lerone Murphy (146) vs. Aaron Pico (145)
- Geoff Neal (171) vs. Carlos Prates (170)
- Jared Cannonier (186) vs. Michael Web page (186)
- Tim Elliot (126) vs. Asakusa (126)
Spare (ESPN/ESPN+, 8pm (ET))
- Baysangur Susurkaev (186) et al. Eric Nolan (183)
- Gerald Manchelt (185) vs. Mikal Olexijejuku (186)
- Jessica Andrade (116) vs. Crazy Godines (115)
- Chase Hooper (155) vs Alexander Hernandez (156)
Preliminary {Qualifications} (ESPN+, 6pm (ET))
- Edson Barboza (155.5) vs. Drakkar Klose (156)
- Brian Battle (190) * vs. Nurse Luzhiboyev (186)
- Karine Silva (125) vs. Dione Barbosa (125)
- Alibi Idris (126) vs. Joseph Morales (126)
Backup Fighter
Caio Borralho (184)
* – Fighter missed weight and match cancelled
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