The United Heart in Chicago, Illinois will play host for Saturday’s UFC 319 combat card headlined by a middleweight title bout between defending champion Dricus Du Plessis and challenger Khamzat Chimaev.
Within the co-main occasion slot, former Bellator MMA star Aaron Pico makes his UFC octagon debut when he takes on Lerone Murphy.
UFC 319 outcomes beneath:
Most important card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev – for UFC middleweight title
Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico
Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates
Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Web page
Tim Elliott vs. Kai Asakura
Prelims (ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)
Baysangur Susurkaev vs. Eric Nolan
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Jessica Andrade vs. Crazy Godinez
Chase Hooper vs. Alexander Hernandez
Early prelims (ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET)
Drakkar Klose defeated Edson Barboza by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Karine Silva defeated Dione Barbosa by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Joseph Morales defeated Alibi Idris by way of submission (triangle choke) – Spherical 2, 3:04