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
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
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Dricus du Plessis (c) | vs. | Khamzat Chimaev | [a] | |||
| Middleweight | Jared Cannonier | vs. | Michael Page | ||||
| Middleweight | Gerald Meerschaert | vs. | Michał Oleksiejczuk | ||||
| Lightweight | Edson Barboza | vs. | Drakkar Klose | ||||
| Lightweight | King Green | vs. | Carlos Diego Ferreira | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Karine Silva | vs. | JJ Aldrich | ||||
| Middleweight | Bryan Battle | vs. | Nursulton Ruziboev | ||||
| Flyweight | Tim Elliott | vs. | Kai Asakura | ||||
| Lightweight | Chase Hooper | vs. | Alexander Hernandez | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Jéssica Andrade | vs. | Loopy Godinez | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Announced bouts
- Welterweight bout: Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates[5]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Bartłomiej Zubkiewicz (2025-07-03). "Geoff Neal kontra Carlos Prates planowane na UFC 319". mmarocks.pl. Retrieved 2025-07-07. (in Polish)
- ^ 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.