After a week that has seen the premier MMA promotion company ink a new multi-billion dollar TV deal, as well as firm up plans for an event at the White House, it's back to business in the Octagon this weekend, with UFC 319 offering up an intriguing middleweight title fight in Chicago.
Saturday's main event sees South Africa's Dricus du Plessis aiming for a third successful title defense in a row as he takes on unbeaten Russian challenger Khamzat Chimaev.
Du Plessis claimed the title with a win over Sean Strickland at the start of last year and comes into this fight off the back of an unanimous decision victory in a rematch with Strickland at UFC 312 in February.
Chimaev hasn't fought since his win over former champ Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 last October, in a devastating performance that saw him dislocate the New Zealander's jaw in a first-round submission.
Catch all the action live by following our guide to watching UFC 319.
Du Plessis and Chimaev both have unbeaten UFC records to protect coming into Saturday's headline fight. Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC
UFC 319 start time
UFC 319 takes place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday Aug. 16. The main card gets going at 9 p.m. CDT local time (10 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. PT). Here are all the details for multiple time zones.
US and Canada
The main card starts Aug. 16, 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) .
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