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UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev
The poster for UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateAugust 16, 2025 (2025-08-16)
VenueUnited Center
CityChicago, Illinois, United States
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 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, United States.[1]

Background

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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] In turn, Borralho announced that he will 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.[5]

A welterweight bout between Geoff Neal and Carlos Prates is scheduled for this event.[6] They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 314 in April, but Neal had to withdraw from the fight due to an injury.[7]

A women's flyweight bout between Karine Silva and JJ Aldrich was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Aldrich withdrew from the fight for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Dione Barbosa.[9]

Fight card

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Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Dricus du Plessis (c) vs. Khamzat Chimaev [a]
Featherweight Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico
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
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / Disney+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Edson Barboza vs. Drakkar Klose
Middleweight Bryan Battle vs. Nursulton Ruziboev

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Announced bouts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Matthew Wells (2025-06-17). "Nassourdine Imavov abandons UFC 319 backup role, turns attention to Caio Borralho". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Nolan King (2025-07-13). "UFC 319 adds Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates to Chicago". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  7. ^ Mathew Riddle (2025-03-29). "UFC 314 hit by huge main card cancellation". si.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ a b Damon Martin (2025-07-30). "Karine Silva gets new opponent after JJ Aldrich withdraws from UFC 319 fight". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  10. ^ "UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-05-13.