O card principal do UFC 319 It was marked by great performances in the most famous octagon in the world of struggles, with two highlights even before the closing duel. In the early hours of this Sunday (17), the Brazilian Carlos Prates knocked out the American Geoff Nealwhile English Lerone Murphy overcame Aaron Pico with the same blow. The identical finishes caught the attention of the fans, who compared the two fighters on social networks.
The confrontations between the weights and penalties took place at the United Center in Chicago, USA. Initially scheduled for UFC 314 in Miami, the fight between Prates and Neal was postponed due to a lesion suffered by Neal.
In addition to the performance in the octagon, the Brazilian shone in the interview after the victory. The celebration of Prates also extended to make some requests to Dana White, president of UFC, who accompanied the event. The fighter took the opportunity to highlight that the bonus award of the night would be his, as did Murphy.
How were the fights?
Geoff Neal x Carlos Prates
The Brazilian struggle begins with high expectations. The American was trying to reduce the distance, especially for the big difference in wingspan between the fighters. In addition, the Brazilian took advantage of the advantage in leg blows. The exchange was intense in the first half of the robbery.
Neal’s crusader entered, and Prates felt, but did not stop hitting strong attacks with the knee. Despite the power with the legs, it was with a spin back elbow that The knockout came to Carlos Prates to seal the uppercase victory over the American to a second of the end of the round.
Lerone Murphy x Aaron Pico
The fight did not take long to go to the ground. With strong and punctual movement, Pico tries to beat the opponent’s guard to bring the duel to the ground. The tight game of the American does not like the audience much, but Murphy’s attacks animated the fans in Chicago.
In one of Aaron’s attempts to enter, the Englishman took the opportunity to repeat Carlos Prates’s decisive blow. A beautiful “Spin Back Elbow” was all that Lerone Murphhy needed to knock out his opponent 2 minutes to the end of the first round.
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Technical file
UFC 319
📆 Data: August 16, 2025
⏰ Time: From 19h (Brasília time)
🌍 Local: United Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
📺 Where to watch: streaming UFC Fight Pass (todo o card)
Main Card (from 11pm):
Dricus du Plessis 10 Khamzat Chimaev – Medium weight belt – Unanimous decision
Lerone Murphy X Aaron Pico – Weight Penal – Nocaute victory in the first round
Geoff Neal x Carlos Prates – average weight – Nocaute victory in the first round
Jared Cannonier x Michael “Venom” Page – average weight – Unanimous decision
Tim Elliott x Kacira – penca – Victory by finishing in the second round
Preliminary card (from 21h):
Baisangur Susurkaev X Eric Nolan – Medium Weight – Victory by finishing in the second round
Gerald Manchert X Michal Oleksiejczuk – average weight – Victory by technical knockout in the first round
Jessica Andrade (BRA) X Loopy Godinez – Women’s straw weight –
Chase Hooper x Alexander Hernandez – Lightweight – Victory by technical knockout in the first round
Initial preliminaries (from 19h):
Edson Barboza (BRA) x Drinker Klose – Lightweight – Unanimous decision
Alibi Idiris X Joseph Morales – Flying Weight (Dispute for Title Do Tuf) – Victory by finishing in the second round
Karine Silva (BRA) X Dione Barbosa (Bra) – Moscow Moscow Feminino – Unanimous decision
