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Massive win in enemy territory
Battle defeated Kevin Jousset via TKO (punches) at 3:47 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Paris.
ANALYSIS
Battle seemed to want to make a statement in Round 1 by grappling Jousset. That never really materialized, but an onslaught on the feet throughout the near entirety of Round 2 ended up being more than enough to close the show. Battle ate a few too many big blows from Jousset, but more than made up for it with volume. Countless unanswered blows also the fence eventually resulted in referee Herb Dean stepping in. While the performance inside the octagon was great, the highlight of the evening for Battle was the heel promo he cut on the crowd afterwards. "The Butcher" improves to 6-1 (1NC) in his first eight UFC bouts.
Battle seemed to want to make a statement in Round 1 by grappling Jousset. That never really materialized, but an onslaught on the feet throughout the near entirety of Round 2 ended up being more than enough to close the show. Battle ate a few too many big blows from Jousset, but more than made up for it with volume. Countless unanswered blows also the fence eventually resulted in referee Herb Dean stepping in. While the performance inside the octagon was great, the highlight of the evening for Battle was the heel promo he cut on the crowd afterwards. "The Butcher" improves to 6-1 (1NC) in his first eight UFC bouts.
Next fight in Paris
Battle will fight Kevin Jousset at UFC Paris on Sep. 28, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
After a frustrating no contest result against Ange Loosa back in March, the American welterweight will look for his first win of 2024 with a current UFC record of 5-1-1. Battle will take on a newer fighter in Jousset, who has an undefeated record in his first two fights.
After a frustrating no contest result against Ange Loosa back in March, the American welterweight will look for his first win of 2024 with a current UFC record of 5-1-1. Battle will take on a newer fighter in Jousset, who has an undefeated record in his first two fights.
Foul leads to no contest
Battle and Ange Loosa fought to a no contest (accidental eye poke) at 1:00 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Battle was visibly upset after the bout was called and rightfully so. He was dominating from start to finish, well on his way to improving his record to 6-1 in his first seven UFC bouts, at which point he clipped Loosa in the eye. Ange didn't take anywhere near the full five minutes, quickly telling the doctor he couldn't see, and that was all she wrote. Battle lost his mind on Loosa after the decision was announced, and the two had to be separated. Re-booking this fight in the not-too-distant future makes all the sense in the world.
Battle was visibly upset after the bout was called and rightfully so. He was dominating from start to finish, well on his way to improving his record to 6-1 in his first seven UFC bouts, at which point he clipped Loosa in the eye. Ange didn't take anywhere near the full five minutes, quickly telling the doctor he couldn't see, and that was all she wrote. Battle lost his mind on Loosa after the decision was announced, and the two had to be separated. Re-booking this fight in the not-too-distant future makes all the sense in the world.
Scheduled against Loosa
Battle is scheduled against Ange Loosa in a welterweight fight at UFC Vegas 87 on March 16, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Battle will look to continue his 2023 form into 2024. Despite missing weight for his scheduled fight against Gabriel Green at UFC on ABC 4, Battle still defeated Green and went 2-0 in 2023 by also finishing AJ Fletcher.
Battle will look to continue his 2023 form into 2024. Despite missing weight for his scheduled fight against Gabriel Green at UFC on ABC 4, Battle still defeated Green and went 2-0 in 2023 by also finishing AJ Fletcher.
Strong run continues
Battle defeated AJ Fletcher via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:32 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
This was another excellent performance for Battle inside the Octagon, and he also made weight without issue, a positive sign following his miss in his 14-second knockout win over Gabriel Green this past May. Battle was content to sit back in Round 1 and let the much smaller Fletcher lead the way, but he got aggressive in Round 2, picked up a takedown and went work on the mat, eventually choking Fletcher out late in the frame. The 29-year-old North Carolina native is off to a great start in the UFC, posting a 5-1 record in his first six bouts.
This was another excellent performance for Battle inside the Octagon, and he also made weight without issue, a positive sign following his miss in his 14-second knockout win over Gabriel Green this past May. Battle was content to sit back in Round 1 and let the much smaller Fletcher lead the way, but he got aggressive in Round 2, picked up a takedown and went work on the mat, eventually choking Fletcher out late in the frame. The 29-year-old North Carolina native is off to a great start in the UFC, posting a 5-1 record in his first six bouts.