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The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card in the âWindy City,â and all four went to fighters on the main card. After UFC 319, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at United Center in Chicago. Check out the winners below.
UFC will host a pay-per-view event at Chicagoâs United Center, with a middleweight title bout highlighting the card.
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In the main event, middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) takes on undefeated challenger Khamzat Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC). The co-feature will see unbeaten Lerone Murphy (16-0-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) welcome UFC newcomer Aaron Pico (13-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
You only get one Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut! Three athletes debuted in âChi Townâ last night (Sat., Aug. 16, 2025) at UFC 319 inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Two of them lost,
The UFC paid out more than $300,000 in Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay to the veteran-heavy UFC 319 lineup.
CHICAGO â UFC 319 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). The ceremonial weigh-ins take place at Radius Chicago. It's not far from United Center, which hosts Saturday's card ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
Getty/UFC Drakkar Klose dedicated his UFC 319 win to his late brother, Tuan Williams. Klose outstruck Edson Barboza to earn a unanimous decision win at UFC 319 in Chicago. Klose subsequently revealed that Barboza was one of the favorite fighters of his brother.