Bryan Battle jumped on the likelihood to enter enemy territory to face Kevin Jousset at UFC Paris.
Battle is coming off a No Contest in opposition to Ange Loosa in March on account of an unintentional eye poke. It was a combat Battle was profitable early on, and he says due to that, the UFC matchmakers noticed sufficient to not need to rebook the bout.
“They considered that as a win, there was no have to rebook that combat. The matchmakers noticed what they wanted to see and the folks noticed what they wanted to see. If we have been to combat once more, I believe I’d have put him away within the first,” Battle stated on Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com.
After the combat, Bryan Battle hoped to make a fast turnaround and truly had a suggestion to combat at UFC 300. Sadly, that bout proposal by no means got here to fruition. As a substitute, he was provided Jousset at UFC Paris, which is a combat Battle jumped at, regardless of not understanding a lot concerning the Frenchman.
“I wasn’t conversant in him in any respect. I didn’t know who Kevin was, proper now, he’s 2-0 that’s good, he has an ideal document within the UFC,” Battle stated. However, I’m considerably of a veteran now, seven fights deep. I really feel assured that I’m the A-Aspect despite the fact that I’m going into enemy territory…
“I used to be speculated to be on UFC 300, however somebody turned it down. After I received provided names, Kevin was the one identify with a date on it. Then my supervisor stated it was Paris, that’s the place I’m making an attempt to go. To combat somebody from there’s superior. I need to combat in entrance of stay crowds and get the vitality,” Battle added.
