CM Punk will be back cageside this weekend when the WWE superstar and former UFC fighter makes an appearance at UFC 319’s PPV event from inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Punk, who is born and bred in Chicago,

CHICAGO – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday's UFC 319 fighter weigh-ins beginning at 10 a.m. ET.

UFC will host a pay-per-view event at Chicago’s United Center, with a middleweight title bout highlighting the card.

It's no secret that Chicago's own Belal Muhammad has bad blood towards Dricus du Plessis. The pair have long traded jibes on social media, and after 'Stillknocks' was booed by his hometown crowd at the pre-fight press conference for UFC 319, 'Remember the Name' cashed in on another special request.

CHICAGO – UFC 319 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). The ceremonial weigh-ins take place at Radius Chicago. It's not far from United Center, which hosts Saturday's card ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).

More than a dozen kids, four UFC fighters, and several officers only had five minutes to play a game of chess in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood.