What’s next for new UFC middleweight champ Khamzat Chimaev
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Khamzat Chimaev worked his entire career for the UFC middleweight title. Just a couple of days after winning it from Dricus du Plessis atop the UFC 319 pay-per-view (PPV) event in Chicago, “Borz” flew to Chechnya to surrender the strap to human rights hurter and head of the Chechen Republic,
The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card in the “Windy City,” and all four went to fighters on the main card. After UFC 319, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at United Center in Chicago. Check out the winners below.
UFC will host a pay-per-view event at Chicago’s United Center, with a middleweight title bout highlighting the card.
In back-to-back main card fights, Carlos Prates and Michael ‘Venom’ Page both proved why they are so exciting to watch every time they step inside the Octagon. Prates knocked out Geoff Neal in the first round to bounce back from the first defeat of his UFC career and get his welterweight momentum back on track.
CHICAGO – UFC 319 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). The ceremonial weigh-ins take place at Radius Chicago. It's not far from United Center, which hosts Saturday's card ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
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