Former UFC middleweight champion, Sean Strickland, will have an opportunity to avenge his UFC 297 loss to current 185-pound kingpin, Dricus Du Plessis, when they run it back atop the upcoming UFC 312 PPV card in the champ’s backyard of Sydney. Before that five-round title fight gets underway, strawweight titleholder, Zhang Weili, returns to defend her 115-pound strap against undefeated division contender, Tatiana Suarez. High stakes for both weight classes this weekend “Down Under!”
Event: UFC 312: “Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2”
Date: Sat., Feb. 8, 2025 (Feb. 9 local time)
Location: Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Start times: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN2, Disney+, ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card)
UFC 312 Main Event on ESPN+ PPV:
185 lbs.: UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2
UFC 312 Main Card on ESPN+ PPV (10 p.m. ET):
115 lbs.: UFC Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez
265 lbs.: Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira
205 lbs.: Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio
170 lbs.: Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado
UFC 312 Prelims Card on ESPN2/ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):
145 lbs.: Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos
135 lbs.: Cody Haddon vs. Aleksandre Topuria
155 lbs.: Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borshchev
125 lbs.: Hyun Sung Park vs. N. Tumendemberel
UFC 312 Early Prelims Card on ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET):
155 lbs.: Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli
125 lbs.: Wang Cong vs. Bruna Brasil
170 lbs.: Jonathan Micallef vs. Kevin Jousset
155 lbs.: Kody Steele vs. Rongzhu
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*
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