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UFC 319 takes place at the United Center and features a middleweight title fight between champion Dricus Du Plessis and undefeated challenger Khamzat Chimaev. Scroll below to see how last week's veterans fared on the regional scene, and check out the names and details of the upcoming weekend's competitors.

The UFC returns to Shanghai with an intriguing undercard matchup between the flashy Michel Pereira and the returning Kyle Daukaus. Pereira (31-13, 2 NC) is one of the most unpredictable fighters in the UFC.

Ferguson will enter his first foray into the ring off the back of a horrendous run that brought his UFC tenure to an end. ‘El Cucuy’ has lost eight straight fights since a victory over Donald Cerrone in 2019 left him tied with Khabib Nurmagomedov for the second longest winning streak in UFC lightweight history.

A seismic shift is underway in the boxing world, as two of the sport's most dominant names - Canelo Alvarez and Terence "Bud" Crawford - are officially set to face off on September

Paul recently announced another boxing match that will stream on Netflix, and UFC is leaving its PPV model for Paramount+

The result also cemented the Spaniard’s three-fight run as one of the best and most brutal streaks in history. After first stopping Alexander Volkanovski to become featherweight king, Topuria knocked out Max Holloway, a man who had never been put out cold before throwing down with ‘El Matador’.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mma as Tyron Woodley drops blunt advice for fighters chasing pay after UFC’s $7.7B deal. If ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley were back in the UFC during their new Paramount+ era of broadcasting, valued at $7.7 billion over seven years, he'd make a few changes.

UFC signed a $7.7 billion broadcast deal with CBS and showed how much bigger it is than boxing in the United States.

The latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the UFC rankings toward contention and others fall away.

Two former UFC stars will go head-to-head on August 30, live on DAZN PPV when Misfits 22 - Ring of Thrones takes place in Manchester. After winning UFC gold at middleweight, American Luke Rockhold will now look to make an impact in boxing when he makes his Misfits debut.