Middleweights Baisangur Susurkaev and Eric Nolan were added to the card in the featured prelim slot for their official UFC debuts. Susurkaev was a first-round winner on the Contender Series just four days ago while Nolan arrives having won four straight and eight of 11 overall in the Cage Fury Fighting Championships promotion.

Dricus Du Plessis looks to defend his middleweight title belt as Khamzat Chimaev looks to remain undefeated and claim the championship during UFC 319.

There are 12 fights queued up for UFC 319 on Saturday, Aug. 16, including a Middleweight Title bout between champion Dricus Du Plessis and challenger Khamzat Chimaev.

The middleweight crown is up for grabs as Dricus Du Plessis defends against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 in Chicago today. Find out the simplest way to watch the main card.

UFC 319 will be headlined by a championship matchup at middleweight when Dricus Du Plessis defends his title against fast-rising wrecking machine Khamzat Chimaev. The event will also include the returns of Octagon stars Lerone Murphy, Edson Barboza, Jessica Andrade, Jared Cannonier, and Carlos Prates.

Name a better mixed martial arts fight this year than Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev. The UFC middleweight title fight headlines UFC 319 in Chicago on Saturday as 'DDP' looks to defend his crown once again.

Joseph Morales is back in the UFC. The 30-year-old veteran pulled off a major upset to open the UFC 319 preliminary card, submitting the undefeated Alibi Idiris (10-1) with a gorgeous triangle choke in the final of The Ultimate Fighter 33 flyweight tournament.

In the UFC 319 preliminary card opener Saturday, Morales (13-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) dominated the heavy favorite Alibi Idiris to win "The Ultimate Fighter 33" flyweight tournament. Morales submitted Idiris (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) by triangle choke at 3:04 of Round 2. The event took place at United Center in Chicago.