UFC 319 comes on the heels of TKO's brand new deal with Paramount+ in one of the last pay-per-view offers of the promotion.
The MMA promotion has signed a $ 7.7 billion deal to remove their pay-per-view model from the table and to offer their numbered shows on Paramount+, free for subscribers.
UFC 319 will be one of the last events that are offered to combat fans via PPV, with the most important event of Dricus du Plessis against Khamzat Chimaev that is enough enough to convince them to give up their money.
Chimaev has so far been unbeaten in MMA and seems to be the heaviest challenger of Du Plessis, so far for his UFC Middleweight title, after defense against Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya.
Here is everything you need to know about what promises to be a fantastic evening of MMA action on UFC 319.
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What time is UFC 319?
UFC 319 takes place in the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on August 16, 2025.
The event is expected to start with the early preliminaries at 6:00 pm (ET), 3:00 PM (PT) and 11:00 pm (BST).
Then the preliminaries at 8:00 pm (ET), 5:00 PM (PT) and 01:00 am (BST).
Following from this, the main map arrives at 10 p.m., 7 p.m. (PT) and 3:00 AM (BST).
How to view and stream UFC 319?
In the US, the UFC 319 early prelims will be available to view on the UFC Fight Pass from 6:00 PM (ET) and 3:00 pm (PT).
The preliminary rounds can be viewed on ESPN, while both the prelims and the main map can be streamed via ESPN+. The PPV costs viewers $ 79.99 to view it completely.
In the United Kingdom, fans can view the UFC 319 Early Prelims and Prelims through the UFC Fight Pass from 23:00 (BST) before they switch to TNT sports for the coverage of the main map from 1:00 am (BST).
The prelims will also be available to look at TNT sports.
UFC 319 – Who fights?
Main map
- Middleweight: Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev
- Featherweight: Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico
- Welterweight: Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates
- Middleweight: Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page
- Flying weight: Tim Elliott vs. Kai Asakura
Prelims
- Middleweight: Baysgur Susurkaev vs. Eric Nolan
- Middleweight: Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk
- Strawweight for women: Jéssica Andrade vs. Loopy godinez
- Lightweight: Chase Hooper vs. Alexander Hernandez
Early prelims
- Lightweight: Edson Barboza vs. Dragon
- Middleweight: Bryan Battle vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
- Flying weight for women: Karine Silva vs. Dione Barbosa
- Flying weight: Alibi Idiris vs. Joseph Morales
Khamzat Chimaev who beat Drus Du Persis can be a 'disaster' for MMA, claimed former FUC star
Form-Puc Fighter Din Thomas supports du Plessis on UFC 319, because he regards a potential victory for Chimaev as a “disaster”.
He is worried about Chimaev's history of withdrawal and does not trust the Georgian hunter to be available to fight regularly, as he told the Bohnfire podcast.
Thomas said: “I keep it a hundred with you. If Khamzat wins, it's actually a disaster.
'You can't tell me that some of you think: “This fight can't really happen. '… Some of these guys are simply common in terms of not getting the dance.
“If he pops up and he wins, do we trust that he can fight again?” Thomas went on. “We need movement. I hate it if it is just static and there is no movement in these divisions. To have movement there … the champions have to fight.
“If you are a champion and you are not willing to fight regularly … It's bad for the division, it's bad for the sport.”
Chimaev gets his chance to become UFC Middleweight Champion when he fights Du Plessis on UFC 319 on August 16.