{"id":42753,"date":"2025-08-04T11:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/42753\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:53:10","slug":"ufc-319-live-date-uk-time-fight-card-and-where-to-watch-as-dricus-du-plessis-takes-on-khamzat-chimaev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/42753\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 319 LIVE: Date, UK time, fight card and where to watch as Dricus du Plessis takes on Khamzat Chimaev"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev are set to go head-to-head in the headline event of UFC 319 next weekend.<\/p>\n

The rivals are set to compete for the UFC<\/a> Middleweight title in what promises to be an excellent bout.<\/p>\n

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Du Plessis will defend his beltCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

Du Plessis<\/a> is looking to defend his title for the third time after initially claiming it with victory over Sean Strickland before then beating Israel Adesanya and Strickland again.<\/p>\n

However, this is going to be a serious test, given Chimaev<\/a> is unbeaten in UFC.<\/p>\n

Since his debut in 2020, the 31-year-old has blown everyone away and secured victory over Robert Whittaker last time out.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on the card, Lerone Murphy<\/a> is the co-main event against Aaron Pico, while Jarred Cannonier<\/a> is facing Michael Page is another interesting encounter.<\/p>\n

UFC 319: Date and UK start time<\/p>\n

UFC 319 is set to take place on Saturday, August 16 and is being held at the United Center in Chicago.<\/p>\n

The main card is scheduled to start at 3am UK time on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

The action will be shown on TNT Sports and discovery+ in the UK, with the early preliminary rounds available on the UFC Fight Pass. More info\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

talkSPORT and\u00a0talkSPORT.com\u00a0will keep you up to date with all the action, while you can also follow all the build-up on\u00a0talkSPORT’s MMA YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click\u00a0HERE for the live stream<\/a>. You can also listen via the\u00a0talkSPORT app<\/a>, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.<\/p>\n

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Chimaev is a fearsome competitorCredit: GETTYUFC 319: Fight card<\/p>\n

Subject to change…<\/p>\n

Main card<\/p>\n

MAIN EVENT: Dricus du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev – for UFC middleweight titleLerone Murphy vs Aaron PicoGeoff Neal vs Carlos PratesJared Cannonier vs Michael PageTim Elliott vs Kai Asakura <\/p>\n

Preliminary card<\/p>\n

King Green vs Diego FerreiraGerald Meerschaert vs Michael OleksiejzukJessica Andrade vs Llopy GodinezChase Hooper vs Alexander Hernandez<\/p>\n

Early preliminary card<\/p>\n

Edson Barboza vs Drakkar KloseBryan Battle vs Nursulton RuziboevKarine Silva vs Dione Barbosa\"Murphy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Murphy has enjoyed a great rise up the ranksCredit: GettyUFC 319: What has been said?<\/p>\n

Du Plessis’ training partner and fellow South African Mark Hulme is backing the champion to retain his crown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT, he said: “Dricus finishes him under three.<\/p>\n

“I can’t see [Chimaev] lasting more than three. He’s going to come out and burn himself.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think people have seen the extent of Dricus’ wrestling, and if I know him, it’s that he’s got a point to prove.<\/p>\n

“If people think that Khamzat is the guy to wrestle, he might just hold him off and shove his head up his a**.”<\/p>\n

Jon Jones slammed by former rival for lying about retirement after Tom Aspinall saga: ‘Smug and arrogant’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev are set to go head-to-head in the headline event of UFC 319…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42754,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,20207,37544,37545,786,4120,785,85,37546,37549,37552,37553,37554,37547,37548,37551,37550,37555],"class_list":{"0":"post-42753","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-dricus-du-plessis","11":"tag-dricus-du-plessis-vs-khamzat-chimaev","12":"tag-du-plessis-vs-chimaev","13":"tag-fighting","14":"tag-khamzat-chimaev","15":"tag-mma","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-ufc-319","18":"tag-ufc-319-date","19":"tag-ufc-319-fight-card","20":"tag-ufc-319-how-to-follow","21":"tag-ufc-319-how-to-watch","22":"tag-ufc-319-live","23":"tag-ufc-319-stream","24":"tag-ufc-319-tv-channel","25":"tag-ufc-319-uk-start-time","26":"tag-ufc-319-venue"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}