This is the third fight in the last 26 hours that UFC 319 has lost. The scheduled prelim headliner between King Green and Carlos Diego Ferreira was canceled after Green withdrew due to injury. Then, the welterweight TUF Finale fight between Rodrigo Sezinando and Daniil Donchenko was pushed back to Noche UFC 3 due to injury to Sezinando.

Bryan Battle, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 29 alongside Ricky Turcios, had a promising career in the UFC ahead of him. While he may not have been in any

Despite moving back to middleweight after coming in four pounds over in his last welterweight bout, Battle is once again in the same position as he was at UFC 310. This time, the 13-2 fighter is four pounds over the middleweight limit, coming in at 190 pounds.

When speaking to Nursulton Ruziboev after their fight was cancelled, Bryan Battle’s comments during fight week were brought up. Battle had told Spinnin Backfist that he blamed his opponent for their now cancelled bout being scheduled to take place on the prelims.

One of the biggest fight cards of 2025 has finally arrived. Check out these in-depth UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev predictions and betting breakdowns.

Middleweights Baisangur Susurkaev and Eric Nolan were added to the card in the featured prelim slot for their official UFC debuts. Susurkaev was a first-round winner on the Contender Series just four days ago while Nolan arrives having won four straight and eight of 11 overall in the Cage Fury Fighting Championships promotion.

This The last time the UFC was in Chicago was June 2019 for UFC 238. Henry Cejudo faced Marlon Moraes for the vacant bantamweight title. That tells you how long ago it was in the MMA world. Both fighters have fallen from the top to give rise to the new era of fighters.

Season 29 winner of The Ultimate Fighter, Bryan Battle, is making his return to the cage against Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC 319. It will have been eight months