What Time is UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev? Start Time & Time Zones

UFC 319 delivers a blockbuster middleweight title clash as champion Dricus du Plessis defends against undefeated contender Khamzat Chimaev at the United Center in Chicago on Saturday, August 16, 2025. The promotion’s pay-per-view will feature a high-stakes main event with global interest, alongside a deep card of ranked contenders and fan favorites. Want to know the exact time to watch the card in your country? Here I share all the fight times to follow the first prelims, the prelims, the main card, and the approximate start time of the UFC 319 main card.

What time and where to watch UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev in US?

Fans in the United States will be able to follow the preliminary fights of the UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev card starting at 6pm ET (3pm PT) through ESPN+, Disney+ and UFC Fight Pass.

The UFC 319 preliminary card begins at 8pm ET (5pm PT) and can be seen on ESPN News, FX, ESPN+ and Disney+; while the main events begin at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) and will only be streamed on PPV on ESPN+.

What time and where to watch UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev in Canada?

Fans in Canada will be able to watch the UFC 319 preliminary fights starting at 6pm ET (3pm PT) via UFC Fight Pass.

The UFC 319 preliminary card begins at 8pm ET (5pm PT) and can be seen on Sportsnet and TVA Sports; while the main events begin at 10pm ET (7pm PT) and will only be streamed on UFC Fight Pass, Sportsnet+, Rogers, Telus, Bell, Indigo, Eastlink, Cogeco, SaskTel, DAZN, Rumble and YouTube.

What time and where to watch UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev in the UK and Ireland?

Fans in the UK will be able to watch the UFC 319 preliminary fights starting at 11pm BST via UFC Fight Pass.

The UFC 319 preliminary fight card begins on Sunday, June 29 at 1am BST and will be available to watch on UFC Fight Pass, TNT Sports and Discovery+; while the main events begin at 3am BST and will only stream on TNT Sports and Discovery+.

What time does UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev live coverage start? Early Prelims

• In the US and Canada, live coverage of the UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev fight starts at 6pm ET / 5pm CT / 4pm MT / 3pm PT on Saturday, August 16.
• In the Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, live coverage starts at 5pm CST.
• In the UK, live coverage starts at 11pm BST; and in Australia at 12am AEST on Sunday, June 29.
• In the Peru, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador, live coverage starts at 6pm PET, COT, ECT and EST.
• In the Venezuela, Bolivia, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, live coverage starts at 7pm VET, BOT and AEST.
• In the Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay and Brazil, live coverage starts at 8pm ART, UYT, CLST, PYT and BRT.
• In the Spain, France, Germany and Italy, live coverage starts at 12am CEST on Sunday, August 17.

Here are the UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev times around the world

• 5pm PDT – Pacific Daylight Time (California)
• 6pm MDT – Mountain Daylight Time
• 7pm CDT – Mexico City, Mexico
• 7pm CDT – Central Daylight Time (Texas)
• 8pm CST – Cuba Standard Time (La Habana, Cuba)
• 8pm COT – Bogota, Colombia
• 8pm PET – Lima, Peru
• 8pm EDT – Ottawa, Canada
• 8 pm EDT – Panama City, Panama
• 8pm EDT – Estern Daylight Time (Florida, New York)
• 9pm AEST – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• 9pm AEST - San Juan, Puerto Rico
• 9pm CLST – Santiago, Chile
• 10pm ART – Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 10pm BRT – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 1am BST – United Kingdom (Sunday, August 17)
• 2am CEST – Central Europe (Sunday, August 17)
• 3am SAST – South Africa (Sunday, August 17)
• 4am MSK – Moscow, Russia (Sunday, August 17)
• 5am GST – Dubai, UAE (Sunday, August 17)
• 6:30am IST – New Delhi, India (Sunday, August 17)
• 8am WIB – Jakarta, Indonesia (Sunday, August 17)
• 8am ICT – Bangkok, Thailand (Sunday, August 17)
• 9am CST – Beijing, China (Sunday, August 17)
• 12pm AEST – Australia (Sunday, August 17)
• 2pm NZST – New Zealand (Sunday, August 17)

What time does the UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev main card start?

• 7pm PDT – Pacific Daylight Time (California)
• 8pm MDT – Mountain Daylight Time
• 9pm CDT – Mexico City, Mexico
• 9pm CDT – Central Daylight Time (Texas)
• 10pm CST – Cuba Standard Time, Cuba (La Habana)
• 10pm COT – Bogota, Colombia
• 10pm PET – Lima, Peru
• 10pm EDT – Ottawa, Canada
• 10pm EDT – Panama City, Panama
• 10m EDT – Estern Daylight Time (Florida, New York)
• 11pm AEST – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• 11pm AEST - San Juan, Puerto Rico
• 11pm CLST – Santiago, Chile
• 12am ART – Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sunday, August 17)
• 12am BRT – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Sunday, August 17)
• 3am BST – United Kingdom (Sunday, August 17)
• 4am CEST – Central Europe (Sunday, August 17)
• 5am SAST – South Africa (Sunday, August 17)
• 6am MSK – Moscow, Russia (Sunday, August 17)
• 7am GST – Dubai, UAE (Sunday, August 17)
• 8:30am IST – New Delhi, India (Sunday, August 17)
• 10am WIB – Jakarta, Indonesia (Sunday, August 17)
• 10am ICT – Bangkok, Thailand (Sunday, August 17)
• 11am CST – Beijing, China (Sunday, August 17)
• 2pm AEST – Australia (Sunday, August 17)
• 4pm NZST – New Zealand (Sunday, August 17)

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev fight card

Main Card:

• Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev; for middleweight title
• Lerone Murphy vs Aaron Pico; featherweight
• Geoff Neal vs Carlos Prates; welterweight
• Jared Cannonier vs Michael Page; middleweight
• Tim Elliott vs Kai Asakura; flyweight

Prelims:

• King Green vs Diego Ferreira; lightweight
• Gerald Meerschaert vs Michal Oleksiejczuk; middleweight
• Jessica Andrade vs Loopy Godinez; women’s strawweight
• Chase Hooper vs Alexander Hernandez; lightweight
• Edson Barboza vs Drakkar Klose; lightweight
• Bryan Battle vs Nursulton Ruziboev; lightweight

Early Prelims:

• Karine Silva vs JJ Aldrich; women’s flyweight