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Bryan Battle will look to turn things around under the DBX banner. | Getty/UFC
Bryan Battle has an opponent for his first Dirty Boxing foray.
The promotion announced on Monday that the UFC veteran will square off against Derik de Freitas do Amaral at DBX 3 on Friday at The Hangar in Miami. The event will air live on the DBX YouTube channel and is headlined by a heavyweight title tilt between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Rakim Cleveland. DBX utilizes four-ounce gloves and three-minute rounds with elbows and “conditional ground-and-pound” allowed as part of its rule set
Battle Faces Struggling Opponent at DBX 3
Battle was released by the UFC after missing weight for back-to-back fights. The second of those occurred ahead of UFC 319 and resulted in the cancellation of his proposed middleweight clash against Nursulton Ruziboev. Prior to that, “The Butcher” missed weight for a 170-pound booking against Randy Brown at UFC 310. “The Ultimate Fighter 29” winner went 7-1 with one no contest in the Octagon prior to his release.
De Freitas owns an 8-9 professional mark in MMA but has lost seven of his last eight apperances. He most recently fought in November 2024, falling via TKO in 20 seconds due to an ankle injury.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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