ESPN.com · Aug 17, 2025
Live analysis from UFC 319: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev
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The UFC is back in Chicago for the first time since 2019 for a pay-per-view card (10 p.m. on ESPN+ PPV; prelims at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+) headlined by a middleweight championship bout between champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2) and ESPN's No. 2 middleweight Khamzat Chimaev (14-0). For just the third time in UFC history, both fighters enter the match on a streak of at least eight wins, with Du Plessis winning nine straight and Chimaev eight. A win for Du Plessis would give him his fourth successful title defense, tied for fourth most by a UFC middleweight. If Chimaev were to win, he would be the third undefeated middleweight champion.