Credit:Getty/UFC
Credit: Getty/UFC
Credit: Getty/UFC
Credit: Getty/UFC
“The Ultimate Fighter 29” winner Bryan
Battle will drop to 170 pounds for a matchup with Takashi
Sato at
UFC on ESPN 40.
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Both fighters confirmed the booking on social media following an
initial report from
MMAFighting.com. UFC on ESPN 40 takes place on Aug. 6 at an an
as yet to be announced location and is headlined by a light
heavyweight showdown between Jamahal
Hill and Thiago
Santos.
Both of Battle’s first two promotional triumphs have come at
middleweight. The 27-year-old Hayastan MMA Charlotte representative
submitted Gilbert
Urbina at UFC on ESPN 30 to complete his run through “TUF 28”
and then outpointed Tresean
Gore in his second Octagon appearance at UFC Fight Night 200.
Battle has currently won six straight professional outings
overall.
Sato, meanwhile, has lost three of his last four UFC appearances.
Most recently, the Sanford MMA member dropped a unanimous verdict
to Gunnar
Nelson at UFC Fight Night 204 on March 19. The Pancrase veteran
is 15-5 as a pro, with 13 wins coming inside the distance.