Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev is the main event of UFC 319. These two legends will fight for UFC middleweight gold on Saturday, August 16 at the United Center in Chicago, United States.
Our Du Plessis vs. Chimaev prediction is that the UFC 319 headliner fight will be one to remember. On one hand, you have the reigning champion who is a true Swiss-Army-knife fighter, and who is undefeated in the UFC with a 9-0 record in Dana White’s promotion.
In the main event, South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis makes his third defense of his 185-pound belt against Dubai-based contender Khamzat Chimaev. The co-main event is a featherweight bout between England’s Lerone Murphy and the United States’ Aaron Pico.
Also, Geoff Neal of Austin, Texas, and Carlos Prates of Brazil will face off at welterweight. Jared Cannonier of Dallas, Texas, will face Michael “Venom” Page of England at middleweight. Also, Tim Elliott of Arkansas City, KS, will face Kai Asakura of Japan at flyweight.
Here’s everything you need to know about what promises to be a great night of MMA action at UFC 319.
When is UFC 319?
UFC 319 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, at United Center In Chicago, Illinois in the United States. The pay-per-view event will begin at 8pm ET / 5pm PT with preliminaries and the main card at 10pm ET / 7pm PT, airing exclusively on ESPN Plus and UFC.COM PPV.
Who is showing the UFC 319 card on TV?
UFC 319 will be broadcast on ESPN+ Pay Per View in the US, while the event will be broadcast in the United Kingdom by TNT Sports 1.
How to Order the UFC 319
You can order UFC 319 exclusively through ESPN Plus and UFC.COM PPV Before purchasing, you will need a subscription to ESPN Plus to access the service’s PPV content. After that, you will need to pay separately to watch UFC 319 and any future pay-per-view events on the service.
UFC 319 fight card
Main card
- Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Khamzat Chimaev, UFC middleweight title
- Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico, featherweight
- Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates, welterweight
- Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page, middleweight
- Tim Elliott vs. Kai Asakura, flyweight
Prelims
- Bobby Green vs. Carlos Ferreira, lightweight
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk, middleweight
- Jessica Andrade vs. Loopy Godinez, strawweight
- Chase Hooper vs. Alexander Hernandez, lightweight
Early prelims
- Edson Barboza vs. Drakkar Klose, lightweight
- Bryan Battle vs. Nursulton Ruziboev, welterweight
- Karine Silva vs. Dione Barbosa, flyweight
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