Dricus Du Plessis looks to defend his middleweight title belt as Khamzat Chimaev aims to remain undefeated and claim the championship in the process during the UFC 319 main event, and you can catch all the action with ESPN+ .

How to Watch UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev

Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Time: 10:00 PM ET

Stream: ESPN+ ( WATCH NOW )

Du Plessis has won eleven straight fights, including three consecutive championship bouts. He has plenty of experience in title fights, with this being the ninth such occurrence for Du Plessis. His only two losses came in 2014 to Garreth McLellan and 2018 against Roberto Soldić (both of which were championship bouts).

The challenger in this one, Chimaev, has a perfect 14-0 record since entering the UFC in 2018, and this is his first cra

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