Chicago received fairly the present on Saturday evening. UFC 319 delivered some unimaginable moments contained in the Octagon at United Middle and noticed the crowning of a brand new champion. Khamzat Chimaev earned the middleweight title in dominant style in opposition to Dricus du Plessis in the principle occasion of an impressive battle card.
Chimaev utilized his good grappling recreation to take full management of the battle in opposition to the reigning champion du Plessis, who had overwhelmed champions or former champions in his final 4 fights. Chimaev had floor management for 21:40 of a 25-minute battle. Du Plessis might do nothing from the opening bell as Chimaev scored a takedown in beneath 30 seconds. The one query now could be who, if anybody, can decelerate the brand new champion from a dominant run.
Elsewhere on the cardboard, Aaron Pico had his debut spoiled by a late substitute fighter. Lerone Murphy scored a picture-perfect again elbow that knocked Pico out chilly within the opening spherical of their co-main occasion bout. Pico had managed a lot of the motion together with his wrestling-heavy assault, however as soon as Murphy managed to scramble again to his toes, he flipped his physique and timed his strike to perfection. Murphy known as for a title shot in opposition to Alexander Volkanovski in December, which the featherweight king appeared to comply with on social media afterward.
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UFC 319 battle card, odds
- Khamzat Chimaev def. Dricus du Plessis by way of unanimous determination (50-44, 50-44, 50-44)
- Lerone Murphy def. Aaron Pico by way of first-round knockout (elbow)
- Carlos Prates def. Geoff Neal by way of first-round knockout (elbow)
- Michael Web page def. Jared Cannonier by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura by way of second-round submission (guillotine choke)
- Baisangur Susurkaev def. Eric Nolan by way of second-round submission (rear-naked choke)
- Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Gerald Meerschaert by way of first-round TKO (punches)
- Crazy Godinez def. Jessica Andrade by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Alexander Hernandez def. Chase Hooper by way of first-round knockout (punches)
- Drakkar Klose def. Edson Barboza by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-29)
- Karine Silva def. Dione Barbosa by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Joseph Morales def. Alibi Idiris by way of second-round submission (triangle choke)
