Khamzat Chimaev gets his chance to finally become the UFC champion people predicted he'd be after his 2020 UFC debut. Chimaev will challenge UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 on Aug.

Nassourdine Imavov will weigh in as a backup for the middleweight title fight at UFC 319. Champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) defends his title when he meets undefeated Khamzat Chimaev (14-0 MMA,

The UFC heads back to Chicago on August 16th and in the main event, the middleweight title is on the line. Dana White took to social media tonight to announce that middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2) will defend his middleweight title against Khamzat Chimaev (14-0).