{"id":52583,"date":"2025-05-14T14:53:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=52583"},"modified":"2025-05-14T14:54:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:54:01","slug":"dana-white-announces-dricus-du-plessis-vs-khamzat-chimaev-as-the-ufc-319-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/dana-white-announces-dricus-du-plessis-vs-khamzat-chimaev-as-the-ufc-319-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Announces Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev As The UFC 319 Main Event!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC middleweight division has been a revolving door of champions lately. From Israel Adesanya to Sean Strickland and now Dricus Du Plessis, the 185-pound weight class keeps fans guessing. The division keeps evolving, much like the fighters who compete in it. Now another chapter is about to unfold with one of the most intriguing matchups of 2025 at UFC 319.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UFC<\/a> CEO Dana White dropped a bombshell announcement that has fight fans buzzing worldwide. The UFC boss took to Instagram Live in his now-signature announcement style yesterday evening. The timing couldn&rsquo;t be better as the summer UFC schedule continues to take shape.<\/p><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tom-aspinall-reveals-the-issue-holding-up-the-jon-jones-super-fight\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Tom Aspinall Reveals the Issue Holding Up the Jon Jones Super Fight<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Khamzat Chimaev Finally Gets A Shot At The Middleweight Title<\/h2><p>It&rsquo;s official! Khamzat Chimaev will finally get his shot at UFC gold. Dana White confirmed that &lsquo;Borz&rsquo; will challenge Dricus Du Plessis for the middleweight championship at UFC 319. The highly anticipated battle takes place on August 16 at Chicago&rsquo;s United Center. This marks Chimaev&rsquo;s first fight on American soil since his chaotic UFC 279 appearance nearly three years ago.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE &#128064;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dricusduplessis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@DricusDuPlessis<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KChimaev?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@KChimaev<\/a> headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC319?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UFC319<\/a> in Chicago!<br><br>Register interest &#128073; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gMKKvwrLfh\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/gMKKvwrLfh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uaGmzf6Opk\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/uaGmzf6Opk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1922416575014916346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Since then, Chimaev has been limited to once-yearly appearances in Abu Dhabi. His wins over former champions Kamaru Usman and Robert Whittaker have kept him in the title picture despite the infrequent schedule. Now the undefeated phenom gets his chance to silence doubters and claim UFC gold. The wolf is hungry, but he is facing no ordinary prey in Du Plessis.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dricus Du Plessis Defends The Belt For The Third Time<\/h2><p>South Africa&rsquo;s first UFC champion isn&rsquo;t backing down from any challenge. Dricus Du Plessis captured the title from Sean Strickland in a razor-close fight that had fans divided. Some called it robbery, others saw it as tactical brilliance. Either way, &lsquo;Stillknocks&rsquo; proved his championship mettle in his first two defenses. His unconventional style makes him hard to prepare for. He throws punches from weird angles and never stops coming forward.<\/p><p>Rumors had swirled that Du Plessis was injured and pulled out of fighting during International Fight Week. White&rsquo;s announcement squashed those reports completely. The South African champion simply needed more time to prepare for the dangerous Chimaev. This fight brings together two of the most relentless fighters in the UFC. Du Plessis brings his awkward striking and surprising cardio. Chimaev counters with possibly the most dominant wrestling and pressure in the division and improved standup skills. Something has got to give when these two finally lock horns at UFC 319!<\/p><p><strong>(Image Credit: Joe Camporeale &ndash; Imagn Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 319 Gets a Blockbuster Main Event as Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev Set to Collide for Middleweight Supremacy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":52584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1783],"tags":[1863,2142,6774],"class_list":["post-52583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mma","tag-dricus-du-plessis","tag-khamzat-chimaev","tag-ufc-319"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dana White Announces Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev As The UFC 319 Main Event! 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