Susurkaev immediately put his UFC contract to work, booking a spot on the UFC 319: Chimaev vs. Dricus Du Plessis undercard in Chicago just four days later. Susurkaev rode the hype wave all the way to his first win, a second-round rear naked choke submission of fellow debutante Eric Nolan.

All fighters stepped on scale and all but one uccessfully made weight for Tuesday's Dana White's Contender Series 78 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

UFC boss Dana White saw the UFC 319 main event a bit differently. White obviously had Chimaev winning against du Plessis, but rather than the judges scoring one 10-8 round, the UFC CEO had four on his scorecard. White’s scorecard totaled 50-41 for Chimaev, with round 5 a 10-9 for Chimaev.

UFC CEO Dana White was impressed by Khamzat Chimaev's dominant performance at UFC 319. Chimaev dethroned Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC 319 to become the newly minted UFC middleweight kingpin.

Dana White comments on Dricus du Plessis' challenging return to South Africa following his unanimous decision loss to Khamzat Chimaev, highlighting the fighter's resilience despite the

UFC big boss Dana White recalled a wild story when they were taking down illegal streams of their pay-per-view fights.

The last UFC pay-per-view event of the summer produced a new champion and exciting opportunities for more fireworks to end 2025.