UFC is returning to Chicago after a 2019 hiatus with a pay-per-view event. The main event features Dricus Du Plessis facing Khamzat Chimaev in a middleweight championship bout. Both fighters are on impressive winning streaks; Du Plessis has won nine consecutive fights while Chimaev has eight. If Du Plessis wins, it will mark his fourth title defense, whereas a victory for Chimaev would make him the third undefeated middleweight champion. Other matchups include Aaron Pico's UFC debut and bouts featuring Carlos Prates, Geoff Neal, Michael Page, and Jared Cannonier.
The UFC is back in Chicago for the first time since 2019 for a pay-per-view card headlined by a middleweight championship bout between champion Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev.
Both fighters enter the match on a streak of at least eight wins, with Du Plessis winning nine straight and Chimaev eight.
A win for Du Plessis would give him his fourth successful title defense, tied for fourth most by a UFC middleweight.
If Chimaev were to win, he would be the third undefeated middleweight champion.
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