The wrestling game of Chimaev was simply too much for Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) to handle. After 25 minutes, the judges turned in unanimous scores of 50-44 to crown Chimaev as the new 185-pound champion.

Khamzat Chimaev took the UFC middleweight title from Dricus Du Plessis with a unanimous decision win over Stillknocks in the main event of UFC 319.

This is the UFC 319 live blog for Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev, the main event middleweight championship bout Saturday at United Center in Chicago. Du Plessis is currently No. 5 in the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound Rankings,