| 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 | |||
| Attendance | 20,023 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $11,014,682 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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. [2]
The event marked the promotion's eighth visit to Chicago and first since UFC 238 in June 2019. [2]
A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion (also former KSW Welterweight Champion) Dricus du Plessis and undefeated contender Khamzat Chimaev headlined the event. [3] 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. [4] [5] 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. [6]
A welterweight bout between Geoff Neal and Carlos Prates took place at this event. [7] They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 314 in April, but Neal had to withdraw from the fight due to an injury. [8]
A women's flyweight bout between Karine Silva and JJ Aldrich was scheduled for this event. [9] However, Aldrich withdrew from the fight for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Dione Barbosa. [10]
The flyweight final of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen took place at this event. [11] 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. [12] [13]
King Green and Carlos Diego Ferreira were expected to meet in a lightweight bout on the preliminary card. [14] However, Green suffered an undisclosed injury during fight week and the pairing was scrapped. [15]
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. [16] [17]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Khamzat Chimaev | def. | Dricus du Plessis (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–44) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| 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 | [b] |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [19]
