The full map for UFC 319: Dricus du Persis vs. Khamzat Chimaev has been announced and a number of remarkable names have been added to the line -up.
The UFC has a busy summer of fighting ahead, with a number of major fights for the upcoming pay-per-views.
After Charles Oliveira is confronted with Ilia Topuria on UFC 317 for the lightweight title and Dustin Poirier says goodbye to MMA on UFC 318, it will be the turn of the middle weights.
Du plessis vs. Chimaev Headlines UFC 319, while the South African makes his third defense of the 185-pound title. With the event in Chicago on August 16, which is approaching quickly, many other prominent names have now been announced for the map.
Jessica Andrade and Edson Barboza below that added to UFC 319
The Undercard for the August PPV has adopted Vormdagen from the news that Jared Cannonier will fight against Michael Page in the UFC 319 Co-Headliner.
Participating in them in setting the stage for the main event of the championship will be a former champion in Jessica Andrade. She has exchanged fights with flying weight and strict weight since her reign ended as 115 pound queen, and her next step comes to the lighter division opposite Loopy Godinez.
Also announced for the map is the return of Knock -Out artist Edson Barboza. After a loss of featherweight for Lerone Murphy in 2024, the Brazilian veteran will pursue his fourth consecutive bonus after the fight in lightweight against drokar Klose.
The recent release of the UFC also confirmed fights with ex-flyweight title finer Kai Asakura, Grijpspecialist Chase Hooper, TUF winner Bryan Battle and fan favorite King Green.
See below for the current UFC 319 -Line -Up on August 16:
- Dricus du Plessis (C) vs. Khamzat Chimaev (UFC Middleweight Championship)
- Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page (Middleweight)
- Tim Elliott vs. Kai Asakura (Flying weight)
- Karine Silva vs. JJ Aldrich (Flight Weight For Women)
- Alexander Hernandez vs. Chase Hooper (lightweight)
- Bryan Battle vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (middleweight)
- Jessica Andrade vs. Loopy Godinez (Strawweight of Women)
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (Middleweight)
- King Green vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira (lightweight)
- Edson Barboza vs. Drakkar Klose (lightweight)
UFC 319 Main Event loses his back -up hunter
In addition to additions, UFC 319 had recently removed a hunter from the comparison.
Nassourdine Imavov was previously announced as the official backup for the UFC 319 Main Event on August 16. But only a few days after Du Plessis claimed that he would not fight Imavov if Chimaev withdraws, the Frenchman says that the back -uprol is no longer.
“No more back -up. The circumstances have changed,” Imavov wrote on X.
During the same post, Imavov Caio Borralho, in which they ruled them back and forth in a potential collision between two highly regarded, rising contenders.
“You wanted to talk, son, I'm here, I'm going to break you @Borralhocaio”
No more backup. Conditions amended. You wanted to talk son, I'm here, I'm going to break you @Borralhocaio 🤓 ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳ ⏳
– Imavov Nassourdine (@imavov1) 17 June 2025
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The absence of a backup adds more pressure on Chimaev to reach the cage on Fight Day, especially in view of the absence of a second title fight in the co-headliner.