UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev — Everything to Know to Watch via Livestream
Look at Plessis against Khamzat
Watch the UFC on Kayo in Australia
After a week which saw the first promotion company MMA ink a new television agreement of several billion dollars, as well as closing plans for an event in the White House, he is back to business in the octagon this weekend, with the UFC 319 offering an average title fight in Chicago.
The main event on Saturday sees Dricus du Plessis in South Africa aiming for a third consecutive title defense when he faces the Invainu Russian challenger Khamzat Chimaev.
Du Plessis won the title with a victory against Sean Strickland at the start of last year and arrived in this fight in the back of a unanimous victory in a revenge match with Strickland at UFC 312 in February.
Chimaev has not fought since his victory against the former champion Robert Whittaker at the UFC 308 last October, in a devastating performance which saw him dislocating the New Zealand jaw in a submission in the first round.
Catch all the action live by following our guide to watch the UFC 319.
From Plessis and Chimaev both have undefeated UFC records to protect by arriving in the fight on Saturday.
Start time of the UFC 319
The UFC 319 takes place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday August 16. The main map takes place at 9 p.m. local CDT (10 p.m. he, 7 p.m. PT). Here are all the details of several time zones.
United States and Canada
- The main card begins on August 16, 10 p.m. he (7 p.m. PT).
- The preliminaries start on August 16, 8 p.m. he (5 p.m. pt).
- The first preliminaries begin on August 16, 6 p.m. he (3 p.m. PT).
UNITED KINGDOM
- The main card begins on August 17, 3:00 a.m. BST.
- The preliminaries begin on August 17, 1 hour the BST.
- The first preliminaries begin on August 16, 23 h BST.
Australia
- The main card begins on August 17, noon. Aester.
- The preliminaries begin on August 17, 10 a.m..
- The first preliminaries begin on August 17, 8 a.m..
Start time of the main event
It is difficult to say exactly when the main event will take place but if you are looking for only Look at the fight between Plessis and Chimaev, Ring walks will start at the start of midnight HE (9 p.m. PT).
How to watch the UFC 319 in the United States
While the live coverage of the UFC in the United States should change hands next year, for the moment to be ESPN more remains his house and the place where you want if you want to watch the UFC 319, the card on Saturday being offered as an à la carte event. The cost structure is a bit confusing, but here are the options to watch the UFC on ESPN, according to the ESPN website:
- More existing ESPN annual subscribers can order the next UFC card for $ 80.
- New ESPN Plus subscribers can buy a pack of the PPV UFC 319 event (HD streaming) and an ESPN Plus annual recurring subscription for $ 135. It is a decent affair. The ESPN Plus annual subscription will automatically go after a year, at the cost of an ESPN more annual subscription at the time of self-renewal.
You can do all of the above on the link below.
How to watch the UFC 319 in the United Kingdom
MMA fans in the United Kingdom can look at the action of Chicago via TNT Sports and the good news is that, unlike certain UFC events on the network, this event will not be PPV. The coverage begins on TNT SPORTS 1 with the preliminaries at 1 a.m. the HST at the early hours of Sunday morning.
TNT SPORTS is the exclusive British diffuser for all UFC numbered events in the United Kingdom. You can access TNT Sports in the same way as its BT Sport predecessor, including via Sky Q as a TV package, as well as the online streaming option. It costs £ 31 in both cases and is available in a package that includes the Discovery Plus documentary library.
How to watch the UFC 319 in Australia
You can watch the UFC 319 via the main event on Foxtel. This means that you can also watch online via Sports Streaming Service Kayo for $ 60 at.
You can consult the PPV on Kayo in Australia.
How to watch the UFC 319 in Canada
The main UFC 319 card is available to monitor a variety of PPV suppliers, including cable operators such as Bell, Rogers and Shaw, as well as streaming services such as Dazn, Sportsnet Plus and UFC Fight Pass. Whatever the option you choose, this is a PPV price of $ 70 CA at all levels.
It should also be noted that the first preliminaries will be available to distribute via UFC Fight Pass, while the prelime of the event will be broadcast on Sportsnet and VAT Sports.
Complete combat card
Main card
- Khamzat chimaev against Dricus du Plessis (C) (middle weight fight)
- Aaron Pico against Lerone Murphy (featherweight)
- Carlos Prates against Geoff Neal (Welter weight)
- Michael Page against Jared Cannonier (average weight)
- Kai Asakara against Tim Elliot (fly weight)
Preliminaries
- Michal Oleksiejczuk against Gerald Meerschaert (average weight)
- Loopy Godinez against Jessica Andrade (Women’s straw weight)
- Chase Hooper against Alexander Hernandez (Léger)
Early preliminary
- Edson Barboza vs Drakkar Klose (light)
- Bryan Battle vs Nursulton Ruziboev (average weight)
- Karine Silva vs Dione Barbosa (Women’s fly weight))
