UFC 319
| UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 16, 2025 | |||
| Venue | United Center | |||
| City | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on August 16, 2025, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's eighth visit to Chicago and first since UFC 238 in June 2019.[1]
A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion (also former KSW Welterweight Champion) Dricus du Plessis and undefeated contender Khamzat Chimaev is scheduled to headline the event.[2] Nassourdine Imavov was expected to serve as backup and potential replacement for this fight, but he announced a month later that it would not be the case anymore as he was angling for a fight against Caio Borralho.[3][4]
A welterweight bout between Geoff Neal and Carlos Prates is scheduled for this event.[5] They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 314 in April, but Neal had to withdraw from the fight due to an injury.[6]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Dricus du Plessis (c) | vs. | Khamzat Chimaev | [a] | |||
| Welterweight | Geoff Neal | vs. | Carlos Prates | ||||
| Middleweight | Jared Cannonier | vs. | Michael Page | ||||
| Flyweight | Tim Elliott | vs. | Kai Asakura | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPN+ / Disney+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | King Green | vs. | Carlos Diego Ferreira | ||||
| Middleweight | Gerald Meerschaert | vs. | Michał Oleksiejczuk | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Jéssica Andrade | vs. | Loopy Godinez | ||||
| Lightweight | Chase Hooper | vs. | Alexander Hernandez | ||||
| Lightweight | Edson Barboza | vs. | Drakkar Klose | ||||
| Middleweight | Bryan Battle | vs. | Nursulton Ruziboev | ||||
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / Disney+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Karine Silva | vs. | JJ Aldrich | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Jed Meshew (2025-05-13). "Dricus du Plessis defends middleweight title against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 in Chicago". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ Shakiel Mahjouri (2025-05-13). "UFC 319 fight card: Dricus du Plessis to defend title against Khamzat Chimaev in Chicago in August". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2025-05-14). "Nassourdine Imavov named official backup for Du Plessis vs. Chimaev at UFC 319". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ Matthew Wells (2025-06-17). "Nassourdine Imavov abandons UFC 319 backup role, turns attention to Caio Borralho". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-07-13). "UFC 319 adds Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates to Chicago". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ^ Mathew Riddle (2025-03-29). "UFC 314 hit by huge main card cancellation". si.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
