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While UFC 319 featured a middleweight title fight, there were big stakes at play in the featherweight division too. In the co-main event, either man could’ve made a case for being the next challenger to Alexander Volkanovski’s title. This was certainly the case after Lerone Murphy knocked Aaron Pico out cold in the first round with a devastating spinning elbow. …

The UFC’s return to Chicago produced several incredible highlights on Saturday night. Khamzat Chimaev was completely dominant against Dricus du Plessis in the main event, remaining undefeated to become the middleweight champion. While ‘Borz’ earned a performance bonus for his win, the other awards went to some devastating knockouts from other fighters. Lerone Murphy knocked out Aaron Pico in the …

Alexander Volkanovski has named the fighter he’ll defend his title against later this year. The reigning featherweight champion was an interested observer of the UFC 319 co-main event. 16-0-1 contender Lerone Murphy squared off against Aaron Pico, who made his eagerly anticipated promotional debut on Saturday night. Alexander Volkanovski was quick to react when their fight ended in a vicious …

CHICAGO — Khamzat Chimaev may not have made many new fans with his dominant win over Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC 319 on Saturday, but the top title challenger is taking home the UFC middleweight championship after winning a lopsided decision with a smothering grappling performance. As expected, Chimaev shot for a takedown immediately and was …

Closed mouths don’t get fed in the UFC. The UFC 319 main card is underway, with champion Dricus du Plessis taking on the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of the evening. Top welterweights also collided in Chicago as the ‘Fighting Nerds’ star Carlos Prates was rebooked against perennial contender Geoff Neal. Coming off his first UFC loss to …

Dricus du Plessis told Uncrowned he wanted Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 in Chicago. He got him. He suffered for it. Historically. In a display of dominance that outdid even his path to the title, Chimaev spent five rounds smothering the life out of what was once an impressive champion, winning by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) to take the …

CHICAGO — Since Khamzat Chimaev won two fights in 10 days to kick off his UFC career in 2020, a title shot has felt inevitable. Chimaev finally gets that opportunity on Saturday night when he challenges for Dricus du Plessis’ middleweight championship in the main event of UFC 319. Du Plessis is making his third defense of the title. After …

The bouts continue to fall like flies off the UFC 319 lineup. After consecutive events at the Apex in Las Vegas, the UFC is back on the road to stage an event in Chicago for the first time since pre-pandemic. And the promotion has headed to the ‘Windy City’ with one of the year’s best fights in tow, as Khamzat …

UFC 319: DU PLESSIS vs CHIMAEV takes place Saturday, August 16 at United Center with the main card at 10pm ET/7pm PT on ESPN+ PPV. The prelims will be available on ESPN (joined in progress at 7pm ET), ESPN Deportes and Disney+, as well as simulcast in English and Spanish on ESPN+, at 8pm ET/5pm PT. The early prelims will kick off …

UFC 319 has gone through a lot of changes during the final few days of fight week. The card already lost two fights before the weigh-ins had taken place on Friday, though the main card hasn’t been affected. There was only one fighter who missed weight heading into the Octagon’s return to the United Center in Chicago. While it looked …