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Bryan Battle

Bryan Christopher Battle (born September 21, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist, who competes in the Middleweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). A professional since 2019, Battle was the middleweight tournament winner in the 29th season of The Ultimate Fighter and went 7-1 in the promotion.

Born in Springfield, Missouri, Battle grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. During his childhood in Charlotte, he and his family were homeless for a short period of time, due to an accidental house fire caused by one of his cousins.

In 2016, Battle began training MMA at age 21, when he weighed 300-pounds. Soon after, he decided to drop out of college to pursue a career as a mixed martial artist. Battle worked at Chick-fil-A and then as a carpenter, until he was able to make a living as a fighter.

Battle began competing in mixed martial arts in 2017, earning an amateur record of 8–2 and gaining notable wins over future UFC fighters such as Cody Brundage and Impa Kasanganay. During his amateur career, Battle fought at middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. After turning professional in 2019, he fought in multiple regional promotions across his native North Carolina and the Southern United States, compiling a 5–1 professional record, with 4 stoppage wins.

In April 2021, it was announced that Battle would be a cast member on The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega competing in the middleweight tournament.

In the quarterfinal, Battle faced Kemran Lachinov and won the fight by unanimous decision.

In the semifinal, Battle faced Andre Petroski and won the fight by ninja choke in round two.

In the final, Battle was scheduled to face Tresean Gore on August 28, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 30. However, Gore pulled out due to a meniscus injury and was replaced by Gilbert Urbina. He won the tournament via rear-naked choke in round two.

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