{"id":62358,"date":"2025-08-11T21:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/62358\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T21:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:21:10","slug":"ufc-319-make-your-predictions-for-dricus-du-plessis-vs-khamzat-chimaev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/62358\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 319: Make your predictions for Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We want your predictions for UFC 319. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we&#8217;ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).<\/p>\n<p>Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC 319 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at United Center in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Make your picks below.<\/p>\n<p>Dione Barbosa vs. Karine Silva<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Barbosa (8-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Silva (18-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Division: Women\u2019s flyweight<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rankings: Silva honorable mention<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Barbosa +140, Silva -180<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Battle vs. Nursulton Ruziboev<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Battle (12-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Ruziboev (36-9-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Battle -185, Ruziboev +145<\/p>\n<p>Edson Barboza vs. Drakkar Klose<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Barboza (24-12 MMA, 18-12 UFC), Klose (15-3-1 MMA, 9-3 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Barboza -170, Klose +130<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Hernandez vs. Chase Hooper<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Hernandez (16-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC), Hooper (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Hernandez +230, Hooper -310<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Andrade vs. Loopy Godinez<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Andrade (26-14 MMA, 17-12 UFC), Godinez (13-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Division: Women\u2019s strawweight<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rankings: Andrade No. 5, Godinez No. 8<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Andrade +145, Godinez -190<\/p>\n<p>Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Meerschaert (37-19 MMA, 12-11 UFC), Oleksiejczuk (20-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Meerschaert +195, Oleksiejczuk -260<\/p>\n<p>Diego Ferreira vs. King Green<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Ferreira (19-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Green (32-17-1 MMA, 13-12-1 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Ferreira -205, Green +160<\/p>\n<p>Kai Asakura vs. Tim Elliott<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Asakura (21-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Elliott (20-14-1 MMA, 9-11 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Asakura -340, Elliott +255<\/p>\n<p>Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Cannonier (18-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC), Page (23-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rankings: Cannonier No. 9<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Cannonier +135, Page -175<\/p>\n<p>Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Neal (16-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Prates (21-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Neal +200, Prates -265<\/p>\n<p>Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Murphy (16-0-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC), Pico (13-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rankings: Murphy No. 6, Pico honorable mention<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Murphy +125, Pico -160<\/p>\n<p>Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Records: Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC), Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rankings: Du Plessis No. 1, No. 5 pound-for-pound; Chimaev No. 2, No. 13 pound-for-pound<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Odds (as of 08.11.25): Du Plessis +165, Chimaev -215<\/p>\n<p>UFC 319 fight card (as of Aug. 11, 2 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Champ Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev \u2013 for middleweight title<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Page<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kai Asakura vs. Tim Elliott<\/p>\n<p>PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Diego Ferreira vs. King Green<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jessica Andrade vs. Loopy Godinez<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Alexander Hernandez vs. Chase Hooper<\/p>\n<p>PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Edson Barboza vs. Drakkar Klose<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Bryan Battle vs. Nursulton Ruziboev<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dione Barbosa vs. Karine Silva<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Alibi Idiris vs. Joseph Morales \u2013 \u201cTUF 33\u201d flyweight final<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">TBA \u2013 \u201cTUF 33\u201d welterweight final<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2025\/08\/11\/ufc-319-dricus-du-plessis-vs-khamzat-chimaev-middleweight-title-reader-predictions-picks\/85615693007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UFC 319: Make predictions for Du Plessis vs. Chimaev in Chicago;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UFC 319: Make predictions for Du Plessis vs. Chimaev in Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We want your predictions for UFC 319. 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