The blockbuster main event features Du Plessis, who defeated Sean Strickland in a split decision at UFC 297, and defended the belt by beating Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 with a fourth-round submission.

Bryan Battle lost a fight with the scale ahead of UFC 319, leading to his fight with Nursulton Ruziboev being cancelled.

The middleweight title fight between challenger Khamzat Chimaev and champion Dricus Du Plessis is shaping up to be a massive event in Chicago Aug. 16.

Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) will look to notch his third title defense when he takes on Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in ...

UFC 319 takes place on Saturday night with Dricus Du Plessis defending the middleweight title against Khamzat Chimaev. Here ...

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Dricus du Plessis meets Khamzat Chimaev for the UFC middleweight title this Sunday.

The co-feature will see unbeaten Lerone Murphy (16-0-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) welcome UFC newcomer Aaron Pico (13-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Challenger Chimaev was the first fighter to come to the scale ...

Here's what to know and how to watch the UFC 319 fight between Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev this weekend.

See how the fighters of UFC 319 looked on the scale at official weigh-ins with video highlights and a photo gallery.