UFC 319

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UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev
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The poster for UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateAugust 16, 2025 (2025-08-16)
Venue United Center
City Chicago, Illinois, United States
Attendance20,023 [1]
Total gate$11,014,682 [1]
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Dolidze vs. Hernandez UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang

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]

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Background

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]

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Khamzat Chimaev def. Dricus du Plessis (c)Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–44)55:00 [a]
Featherweight Lerone Murphy def. Aaron Pico KO (spinning back elbow)13:21
Welterweight Carlos Prates def. Geoff Neal KO (spinning back elbow)14:59
Middleweight Michael Page def. Jared Cannonier Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Flyweight Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura Submission (guillotine choke)24:39
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / Disney+)
MiddleweightBaysangur Susurkaevdef.Eric NolanSubmission (rear-naked choke)22:01
Middleweight Michał Oleksiejczuk def. Gerald Meerschaert TKO (punches)13:03
Women's Strawweight Loopy Godínez def. Jéssica Andrade Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Alexander Hernandez def. Chase Hooper TKO (punches)14:58
Early preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / Disney+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Drakkar Klose def. Edson Barboza Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Women's Flyweight Karine Silva def.Dione BarbosaDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Flyweight Joseph Morales def.Alibi IdirisSubmission (triangle choke)23:04 [b]
  1. For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
  2. The Ultimate Fighter 33 flyweight tournament final.

[18]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [19]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Matthew Wells (2025-06-17). "Nassourdine Imavov abandons UFC 319 backup role, turns attention to Caio Borralho". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  6. Guilherme Cruz (2025-07-28). "Caio Borralho says he's the backup fighter for Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev main event at UFC 319". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  7. Nolan King (2025-07-13). "UFC 319 adds Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates to Chicago". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  8. Mathew Riddle (2025-03-29). "UFC 314 hit by huge main card cancellation". si.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  9. Gaspar Bruno (2025-05-28). "Card numerado! Ultimate encaminha Karine Killer vs JJ Aldrich para o UFC 319, em agosto". agfight.com. Retrieved 2025-05-28.(in Brazilian Portuguese)
  10. Damon Martin (2025-07-30). "Karine Silva gets new opponent after JJ Aldrich withdraws from UFC 319 fight". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  11. Staff (2025-08-12). "The Ultimate Fighter 33 finale bouts added to UFC 319 preliminary card". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  12. Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2025-08-14). "Injury scraps Daniil Donchenko vs. Rodrigo Sezinando 'TUF 33' final at UFC 319". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  13. Thomas Albano (2025-08-14). "Rodrigo Sezinando Injured, TUF Welterweight Finale Moved From UFC 319 To Noche UFC 3". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  14. Staff (2025-06-17). "King Green vs. Diego Ferreira booked for UFC 319 in Chicago". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  15. Mike Heck (2025-08-14). "Injury scratches King Green vs. Diego Ferreira bout from UFC 319 lineup". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  16. Nolan King (2025-08-16). "UFC 319 loses yet another fight on eve of event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  17. Alexander K. Lee (2025-08-16). "UFC 319 weigh-in results: Dricus du Plessis, Khamzat Chimaev on for title clash, fighter misses by 4 pounds". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  18. "UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  19. Dan Hiergesell (2025-08-17). "Elbow Bros! Prates, Murphy earn $50K bonuses for back-to-back spinning knockouts". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-08-17.