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UFC 319 du Plessis vs Chimaev

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Date & Time
Sat 16th August 2025 5:00pm Local
Sat 16th August 2025 10:00pm UTC

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League
UFC

Season
2025

Round
Round 29

Status
FT

Location

United Center

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Description

UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 16, 2025, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Background
The event marked the promotion's eighth visit to Chicago and first since UFC 238 in June 2019.

A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion (also former KSW Welterweight Champion) Dricus du Plessis and undefeated contender Khamzat Chimaev headlined the event. 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. In turn, Borralho announced that he would be the new backup for the main event. He and Imavov are still scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho three weeks later.

A welterweight bout between Geoff Neal and Carlos Prates took place at this event. They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 314 in April, but Neal had to withdraw from the fight due to an injury.

A women's flyweight bout between Karine Silva and JJ Aldrich was scheduled for this event. However, Aldrich withdrew from the fight for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Dione Barbosa.

The flyweight final of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen took place at this event. The welterweight final between Rodrigo Sezinando and Daniil Donchenko was scheduled for the event but was moved to UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva one month later due to an injury suffered from Sezinando's side.

King Green and Carlos Diego Ferreira were expected to meet in a lightweight bout on the preliminary card. However, Green suffered an undisclosed injury during fight week and the pairing was scrapped.

At the weigh-ins, The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega middleweight tournament winner Bryan Battle weighed in at 190 pounds, four pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. His bout with Nursulton Ruziboev was scheduled to proceed at catchweight, however shortly thereafter, it was announced that the bout had been cancelled.

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Result List

01	Khamzat Chimaev	UFC Middleweight	WIN
01	Dricus du Plessis	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
02	Lerone Murphy	UFC Featherweight	WIN
02	Aaron Pico	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
03	Carlos Prates	UFC Lightweight	WIN
03	Geoff Neal	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
04	Michael Page	Bellator Mens	WIN
04	Jared Cannonier	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
05	Tim Elliott	UFC Flyweight	WIN
05	Kai Asakura	_Retired Fighting	LOSS
07	Michal Oleksiejczuk	UFC Light Heavyweight	WIN
07	Gerald Meerschaert	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
08	Loopy Godinez	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
08	Jéssica Andrade	UFC Strawweight Women	LOSS
09	Alexander Hernandez	UFC Lightweight	WIN
09	Chase Hooper	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
10	Drakkar Klose	UFC Lightweight	WIN
10	Edson Barboza	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
11	Karine Silva	UFC Flyweight Women	WIN
11	Dione Barbosa	_Retired Fighting	LOSS
12	Joseph Morales	UFC Flyweight	WIN

Result Description

Main Card
Middleweight Khamzat Chimaev def. Dricus du Plessis (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–44) 5 5:00
Featherweight Lerone Murphy def. Aaron Pico KO (spinning back elbow) 1 3:21
Welterweight Carlos Prates def. Geoff Neal KO (spinning back elbow) 1 4:59
Middleweight Michael Page def. Jared Cannonier Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura Submission (guillotine choke) 2 4:39

Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / Disney+)
Middleweight Baysangur Susurkaev def. Eric Nolan Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:01
Middleweight Michał Oleksiejczuk def. Gerald Meerschaert TKO (punches) 1 3:03
Women's Strawweight Loopy Godínez def. Jéssica Andrade Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Alexander Hernandez def. Chase Hooper TKO (punches) 1 4:58

Early preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / Disney+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Drakkar Klose def. Edson Barboza Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Karine Silva def. Dione Barbosa Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Joseph Morales def. Alibi Idiris Submission (triangle choke) 2 3:04

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