UFC 319 will be with us soon, and there are many things to pay attention to in Chicago on August 16.
The largest UFC show for months is led by the heated battle of Dricus du Plessis with Khamzat Chimaev, where the winner runs away with the UFC Middleweight title belt.
The rest of the card is full of exciting fights, making this one of the most interesting cards in a long time.
With the recent $ 7.7 billion from the UFC Paramount Deal of $ 7.7 billion, Dana White has one of their last PPV cards on the outskirts filled with talent, with many to pay attention to UFC 319.
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Either Dricus du Plessis or Khamzat Chimaev will experience their first defeat
Due to the most important event of UFC 319, a man loses his perfect winning record in the UFC, while Du Plessis puts his UFC middle weight on the line against Chimaev in a huge fight.
The experts are divided between Du Plessis and Chimaev, because various hunters and former hunters have had difficulty agreeing who will run as a champion.
Du Plessis is unbeaten in the UFC, after he was not lost since a knockout stroke before he made his debut in the promotion and became 9-0 on his way to become the Top Dog in the division.
In the meantime, Chimaev is 14-0 in his career and Robert Whittaker has recently completed a Face Crank entrance on UFC 308.
One man has to win, which means that another has to lose on UFC 319. An unbeaten line will end, which is almost as interesting as the man holds the belt in Chicago at the end of the night.
Of course there can always be a draw in this fight, but that seems extremely unlikely. Both Du Plessis and Chimaev have killed their opponents in most of their UFC fights, so it seems unlikely that they cannot separate the two large batters at the end of five rounds on August 16.
Baysgur Susurkaev can make a name for himself only a few days after earning a UFC contract
Only a few days after Baysgur Susurkaev Murtaza Talha had eliminated the Contender Series of Dana White, he was booked in a very short term in a fight on UFC 319.
The Russian obtained its UFC contract thanks to that victory, but was immediately put into a replacement fight in Chicago a few days before the Chicago event.
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Baysgur Susurkaev, who won a UFC contract last night on the Contender Series of Dana White, will fight this Saturday on UFC 319.
He will compete against CFFC champion Eric Nolan.#UFC319
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Susurkaev vs Eric Nolan replaced King Green's fight on the map, after he withdrew because of an injury while he struggled to get into the structure of his collision with Diego Ferreira.
Susurkaev is known as Chimaev's sparring partner in MMA circles, but he has the chance to introduce himself to the UFC believers in a large way on August 16.
Carlos Prates and Geoff Neal are both looking for salvation after large losses for Ian Machado Garry
The Welterweight Division could see that one competition was completely beaten out of the ranking after this must-win battle between Carlos Prates and Geoff Neal.
Both men want to claim their interest as top candidates in the division, but recent losses for Ian Machado Garry for both men have seriously limited their potential in the UFC.
That loss was the first of Prates in the UFC and ended his four-fighter profit racing since he earned his contract on the Contender Series of Dana White. His momentum has stopped, and if he doesn't get it back soon, history has shown that his career may never reach the heights that many had expected.
Geoff Neal is almost the same, although his situation seems worse. He only won three of his last seven fights and quickly left the UFC ranking with each.
Both men are still in the top 15 rankings in the welterweight division, but only. This fight is Make-Or-Break for both men, and the loser could see his chance of glory through the toilet forever.
UFC 319 full card
Here is the full fight card for UFC 319:
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