A middleweight title fight between the unstoppable force ( Khamzat Chimaev ) and the immovable object ( Dricus Du Plessis ) headlined the UFC's return to Chicago on Saturday. With a solid undercard that featured brilliant strikers ( Michael "Venom" Page , Carlos Prates and Kai Asakura ) and the debut of former Bellator MMA standout Aaron Pico , it felt like UFC 319 would be a slam dunk.

The prelims played out with several betting underdogs defying the odds, but the fights weren't necessarily memorable. The main card was left to do the heavy lifting in the highlight department and two fighters -- Prates and Lerone Murphy -- will find themselves in the conversation for 2025 knockout of the year.

As for the main event, a one-sided, grappling-dominant performance over Du Plessi

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