UFC® returns to Chicago with a blockbuster middleweight championship bout that will see Dricus Du Plessis defend his title against undefeated No. 3 ranked contender Khamzat Chimaev. Also, an exciting battle of middleweight strikers will see No. 7 ranked contender Jared Cannonier face Michael ‘Venom’ Page.
Additional bouts on the card include:
• Gerald Meerschaert (37-19, fighting out of Milwaukee, Wisc.) takes on Michal Oleksiejczuk (20-9 1NC, fighting out of Barki, Poland) at middleweight
• Edson Barboza (24-12, fighting out of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) battles Drakkar Klose (15-3-1, fighting out of Glendale, Ariz. by way of South Haven, Mich.) in a lightweight bout
• Lightweight veterans clash when King Green (32-17-1 1NC, fighting out of Fontana, Calif.) meets Diego Ferreira (19-6, fighting out of Pharr, Texas by way of Careiro da Várzea, Amazonas, Brazil)
• No. 12 ranked women’s flyweight contender Karine Silva (18-5, fighting out of Curitiba, Brazil) faces No. 15 JJ Aldrich (14-7, fighting out of Aurora, Colo.)
• Bryan Battle (13-2 1NC, fighting out of Charlotte, N.C.) locks horns with Nursulton Ruziboev (36-9-2 2NC, fighting out of Tashkent, Uzbekistan) at middleweight
• No. 11 ranked flyweight contender Tim Elliott (21-13-1, fighting out of Kansas City, Mo.) collides with recent title challenger and No. 15 Kai Asakura (21-5, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan)
• Chase Hooper (16-3-1, fighting out of Enumclaw, Wash.) faces Alexander Hernandez (16-8, fighting out of Denver, Colo. by way of San Antonio, Texas) in an intriguing lightweight tilt
• Former UFC strawweight champion and current No. 5 ranked contender Jessica Andrade (26-14, fighting out of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) squares off with No. 11 Loopy Godinez (13-5, fighting out of Vancouver, B.C., Canada by way of Aguascalientes, Mexico)