Bryan Battle undoubtedly wants to prove that Ultimate Fighting Championship shot callers were mistaken when they issued his release.
“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 29 winner will make his Professional Fighters League debut when he confronts Johnny Eblen in the PFL Pittsburgh main event this Saturday at the UPMC Events Center in western Pennsylvania. Battle, 31, enters the cage on the strength of a five-fight unbeaten streak. He last suited up at UFC 310, where he missed weight by four pounds before besting Randy Brown via split scorecards on Dec. 7, 2024. Battle was scheduled to face Nursulton Ruziboev eight months later, only to show up overweight again—a development that led to his being…
