UFC 312 lands in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 9 with the complete predominant card now revealed forward of the pay-per-view headlined by middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis taking up Sean Strickland in a rematch.
The battle serves as du Plessis’ second title protection after he submitted former champion Israel Adesanya this previous August to increase his general profitable streak to 10 in a row. The South African returns to motion in February with hopes of vanquishing Strickland as soon as and for all after their first battle resulted in a razor-close break up determination with du Plessis in the end getting the nod to say the 185-pound title.
Since then, Strickland picked up a win over perennial contender Paulo Costa and now he’s getting one other likelihood at turning into champion.
Within the co-main occasion, UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili returns to motion when she defends her title in opposition to Tatiana Suarez.
Since arriving within the UFC, Suarez has been nothing however dominant whereas remaining undefeated with seven consecutive wins within the octagon. Accidents have been the largest detriment to Suarez’s profession along with her sitting out practically 4 years between 2019 and 2023 after which not competing in any respect in 2024.
Now she’ll try and reside her dream by turning into UFC champion when she faces a pressure of nature in Zhang, who has gained her previous 4 fights in a row after dropping back-to-back bouts to Rose Namajunas.
The remainder of the primary card options a whole lot of native expertise together with Justin Tafa, Jimmy Crute and Jake Matthews all getting spots on the pay-per-view broadcast. The total card and bout order are nonetheless to be introduced.
Right here is the complete predominant card for UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2:
MAIN EVENT: Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland
CO-MAIN EVENT: Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez
Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira
Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato
Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado
