Overview

• Dustin Poirier will make his first official ESPN desk analyst appearance at UFC 319 on August 16, marking his transition from competition after retiring following UFC 318.
• He will collaborate with fellow analysts Anthony Smith, Chael Sonnen and Michael Chiesa under host Brendan Fitzgerald.
• The pay-per-view broadcast team features Joe Rogan’s return to commentary alongside play-by-play announcer Jon Anik and color commentator Daniel Cormier.
• Charli Arnolt will serve as the event’s roving reporter and Din Thomas will contribute technical analysis during the card.
• UFC 319, headlined by Dricus du Plessis defending his middleweight title against Khamzat Chimaev, marks the UFC’s return to Chicago’s United Center since 2019.