Overview

• Lerone Murphy and Aaron Pico will clash in the featherweight number-one-contender bout at UFC 319 on August 16 at Chicago’s United Center
• Murphy enters the matchup with a perfect 16-0 professional record and eight UFC wins over the likes of Edson Barboza, Dan Ige and Josh Emmett
• Pico holds a 13-4 record and makes his UFC debut after stepping in for the injured Movsar Evloev
• Dricus Du Plessis defends his middleweight title against unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev in the UFC 319 headliner
• Alexander Volkanovski reclaimed the featherweight title in April but is 2-3 across his past five fights following unsuccessful lightweight title bids, highlighting division volatility